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Bromley and Beckenham Hospitals. Four student Health Visitors
did their practical work training under the guidance of the Fieldwork
Instructors.
Lectures to the student nurses have been given by the senior
staff and discussion groups attended by them after their visits on
the area.
A few students from other disciplines and medical graduates
have been given an insight into the work.
General Practitioner/Health Visitor Liaison
Six Health Visitors are attached to general practices and carry
out their work entirely within the practice, except for their school
work. Three Health Visitors work in close liaison with general
practitioners but are geographically based.
Surveys
The Health Visitors have taken part in two national surveys
on child development and one on childhood cancers involving
approximately 200 special interviews each lasting an hour or more.
They have also visited in connection with a survey on children of
low intelligence and undertaken a few follow-up visits in connection
with special surveys.
Visits
Home visits paid by the Health Visitors were as follow :—
To Expectant Mothers 993
To Children under 1 year 23,027
To Children between 1 and 2 years 12,079
To Children between 2 and 5 years 17,150
To Patients with Tuberculosis 3,151
Other visits, hospital care, care of old people,
etc 6,239
Total 62,639
Child Welfare Centres
Attendances by children under 1 year 41,594
Attendances by children aged 1-2 years 10,632
Attendances by children aged 2-5 years 14,211
Total 66,437
Number of children under 1 year attending
Child Welfare Centres for first time 2,702
Total number of children attending 15,021