London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
East Ham 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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school health and maternity and child welfare services and implement
fully the provisions of the National Health Service Act.
The unified service should make a signal contribution in the
education of the people in their homes towards the goal of positive
health and the full enjoyment of life within the potential of every
citizen.
Miss B. Newnian-Pilkington, the Superintendent Nursing
Officer, will co-ordinate the activities of this unified health visiting
service with the general nursing service, the domiciliary maternity
service and the other ancillary services, so that a great surge
forward in the care of parturient women and sick persons of every
age within the home will be achieved.
A debt of gratitude is owed to Mrs. Woodman, for her
untiring efforts to raise the status of nurses everywhere and to
establish the health visitor in her rightful place as the friend and
adviser of the family.
Table 25. HEALTH VISITING, 1949.
| Provided by | Number of Health Visitors employed at end of year | Equivalent Whole-time Health Visitor Services provided under Col. (3) (all classes including attendance at Infant Welfare Centres) | Number of visits paid by Health Visitors during the year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers | Children under 1 year of age | Children between the ages of 1 and 5 | Other Classes | ||||||||
| Wholetime on Health Visiting | Parttime on Health Visiting | First Visits | Total Visits | First Visits | Total Visits | First Visits | Total Visits | First Visits | Total Visits | ||
| (1) | (2) | (8) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) |
| Local Health Authority | 10 | 7 | 2 | 185 | 216 | 2,079 | 6,056 | 8,362 | _ | 574 | |
| Voluntary Organisations | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Section 25—Home Nursing.
So far the internal organisation and administration of this
service has been little affected. The employment of a male nurse
is noted and appreciations of his service by residents have already
been expressed.
Generally the need for home nursing has increased partly due
to the continued shortage of accommodation available in hospitals
to sufferers from acute and chronic diseases.