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East Ham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 27 HOME NURSING 1951
| East Ham District Nursing Association | Silvertown & North Woolwich District Nursing Association | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Adults | |||||||
| Males | Females | Children | Total | Males | Females | Children | Total | |
| Patients on books on 1/1/51 | 101 | 255 | 15 | 271 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| New patients from 1/1/51 to 31/12/51 | 708 | 1,022 | 351 | 2,081 | 12 | 51 | 17 | 80 |
| Patients on books on 31/12/51 | 114 | 267 | 11 | 392 | 2 | 3 | - | 5 |
| Total number of visits during year | 19,761 | 36,599 | 2,163 | 58,523 | 262 | 646 | 119 | 1,027 |
| Summary of new cases | ||||||||
| Bronchitis, pneumonia and pleurisy | 374 | 8 | ||||||
| Cardiac | 153 | 2 | ||||||
| Tuberculosis | 99 | 7 | ||||||
| Rheumatism, arthritis, etc | 49 | - | ||||||
| Cerebral | 80 | - | ||||||
| Diabetes | 49 | 2 | ||||||
| Burns and Scalds | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| Cancer | 138 | - | ||||||
| Senility | 58 | 2 | ||||||
| Erysipelas | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Prolapse | 26 | 14 | ||||||
| Other Medical | 457 | 14 | ||||||
| Various surgical | 452 | 22 | ||||||
| Ante-Natal | 7 | - | ||||||
| Post-Natal | 26 | - | ||||||
| Miscarriage | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| Other causes | 84 | 3 | ||||||
| Total new cases | 2,081 | 80 | ||||||
A comparision of statistics in regard to the work of the East Ham District Nursing Association is appended:-
| From 5/7/48 to 31/12/48 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients on books at beginning of period | 178 | 206 | 272 | 371 |
| New patients during period | 435 | 1,468 | 1,689 | 2,081 |
| Patients on books at end of period | 206 | 272 | 371 | 392 |
| Total number of visits during period | 17,269 | 40,647 | 46,976 | 58,523 |