Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 54
Establishment: Health Visitors
Whole-time equivalent as at: | ||
---|---|---|
31.12.60 | 31.12.61 | |
Health Visitors (Whole-time) | 21 | 25 |
(Part-time) | 1 4/11 | 1 2/11 |
(Sponsored) | 2 | 1 |
Clinic Nurses (Whole-time) | 4 | 4 |
Nursing Assistant (Part-time) | 2/11 | 2/11 |
Totals | 28 6/11 | 31 4/11 |
HOME NURSING
Table 55
Work: Home Nurses
New Cases | Visits | Cases on register at end of year | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
Medical | 733 | 1,329 | 80,734 | 152 | 428 |
Surgical | 79 | 47 | 5,469 | 13 | 5 |
Infectious | 3 | 9 | 154 | - | 2 |
Tuberculosis | 23 | 18 | 3,003 | 5 | 3 |
Maternal complications | - | 26 | 214 | - | - |
Total | 838 | 1,429 | 170 | 438 | |
Totals: 1961 | 2,267 | 89,574 | 608 | ||
1960 | 2,363 | 85,410 | 642 |
Table 56
Establishment: Home Nurses
Nurses | 1.1.61 | 31.12.61 |
---|---|---|
Whole-time | 24 | 22 |
Part-time | 5 | 3 |
Candidates | - | - |
Total whole-time equivalent | 21½ | 24 |
SMALLPOX
Table 57
Vaccination
Under 1 year | 1 year | 2-4 years | 5-14 years | 15 years and over | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary Vaccination | 1,088 | 283 | 177 | 46 | 36 | 1,630 | |
Re-vaccinations | 4 | - | 7 | 15 | 133 | 159 | |
Totals | 1961 | 1,092 | 283 | 184 | 61 | 169 | 1,789 |
1960 | 1,488 | 206 | 108 | 107 | 365 | 2,274 | |
Approximate number of children (end of 1961) | 0- 5 | 16,908 | |||||
5- 15 | 20,072 | ||||||
36,980 |