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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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Negotiations are going forward concerning the acquisition of
the premises now used as the Nurses Home and District Headquarters
together with another property suitable for expansion of
the service.
Table 26.
HOME NURSING, 1949.
| Provided by | No. of home nurses employed at 31/12/49 | Equivalent of whole-time service provided by part-time home nurses | No. of cases attended by home nurses during the year | No. of visits paid by home nurses during the year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole-time on home nursing | Part- time on home nursing | ||||
| Local Health Authority | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Voluntary Organisations by agreement with the Authority | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1,745 | 41,262 |
Table 27. HOME NURSING.
| East Ham District Nursing Association | Silvertown and North Woolwich District Nursing Association | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients on books on 1/1/49 | 206 | 3 | 209 |
| New patients from 1/1/49 to 31/12/49 | 1,468 | 68 | 1,536 |
| Patients on books on 31/12/49 | 272 | 6 | 278 |
| Total visits from 1 /I /49 to 31/12/49 | 40,647 | 615 | 41,262 |
| Summary of new cases :— | |||
| Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy | 132 | 2 | 134 |
| Cardiac | 127 | 5 | 132 |
| Tuberculosis | 44 | 1 | 45 |
| Rheumatism, Arthritis, etc. | 32 | 3 | 35 |
| Cerebral | 82 | — | 82 |
| Diabetes | 55 | — | 55 |
| Burns and Scalds | 15 | — | 15 |
| Cancer | 102 | 9 | 111 |
| Senility | 100 | 2 | 102 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | 2 |
| Prolapse | — | 16 | 16 |
| Other medical | 453 | 20 | 473 |
| Various surgical | 292 | 10 | 302 |
| Ante-Natal | 4 | — | 4 |
| Post-Natal | 10 | — | 10 |
| Miscarriage | 18 | — | 18 |
| Totals | 1,468 | 68 | 1,536 |