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 52 Visits made by Health Visitors
First Effective | Total Effective | Total No Access | ||||
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1963 | 1962 | 1963 | 1962 | 1963 | 1962 | |
Expectant Mothers | 1,662 | 1,788 | 2,307 | 2,538 | 584 | Not recorded |
Children born 1963 | 4,545 | 4,431 | 8,602 | 12,276 | 2,061 | |
Children born 1962 | 3,768 | Not recorded | 6,893 | 5,347 | 1,515 | |
Children born 1958/61 | 6,801 | 11,582 | 9,486 | 2,453 | ||
Persons aged 65 or over | 386 | 723 | Not recorded | 125 | ||
Mentally disordered | 35 | 56 | 11 | |||
Discharged from hospital | 23 | 31 | 2 | |||
Households—tuberculous | 5 | 5 | 31 | |||
Households—other infectious disease | 135 | 141 | Not recorded | 4 | ||
Other visits as health visitor | 127 | 185 | 1,453 | 49 | ||
Total visits as health visitor | 17,487 | 30,525 | 31,131 | 6,804 | ||
Total cases seen as school nurse | 883 | 897 | 146 |
Table 53 Work: Home Nurses
New Cases | Total Visits | Visits of over 1 hour duration | Cases on register at end of year | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals 1963 1962 | 2,193 2,134 | 90,325 89,883 | 502 Not Recorded | 653 639 |
Table 54 Establishment: Home Nurses
Nurses | 1.1.63 | 31.12.63 |
---|---|---|
Whole-time | 22 | 25 |
Part-time | 3 | 2 |
Candidates |
SMALLPOX Table 55 Vaccination
Under 1 1 year year | 2-4 years | 5-14 years | 15 years and over | Total | |||
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Primary Vaccinations | 319 235 | 68 | 40 | 73 | 735 | ||
Re-vaccinations | — 2 | 19 | 111 | 366 | 498 | ||
Totals 1963 | 319 237 | 87 | 151 | 439 | 1,233 | ||
1962 | 1,460 1,173 | 1,658 | 8,104 | 18,120 | 30,515 | ||
Approximate number of children (end of 1963) | 0— 5 | 18,285 | |||||
5—15 | 20,468 | ||||||
38,753 |