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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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| 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 & 5 | Other Classes | ||||||||
| Whole-time on Health Visiting | Part-time on Health Visiting | ||||||||||
| First Visits | Total Visits | First Visits | Total Visits | First Visits | Total Visits | First Visits | Total Visits | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) |
| Local Health Authority | - | - | |||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
A comparision of statistics in regard to the work of the East Ham District Nursing Association is appended below:-
+From 5/7/48
to 31/12/48
1949
1950
Patients on books at beginning of period
178
206
272
New patients during period
435
1,468
1,689
Patients on books at end of period
206
272
371
Total number of visits during period
17,269
40,647
46,976
+ Approx. 6 months.