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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 39 HOME NURSING - STATISTICS
| Year | Medical | Surgical | Infectious Diseases | Tuberculosis | Maternal Complications | Others | Totals | Number of Patients who were 65 or over at the time of the first Visit during the year | Number of Children who were under 5 at the time of the first visit during the year | Number of Patients who had more than 24 visits during the year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases attended by Home Nurses during the year | 1953 | 2,590 | 315 | 27 | 125 | 47 | - | 3,104 | 1,179 | 183 | 485 |
| 1954 | 2,307 | 128 | 21 | 88 | 45 | 173 | 2,762 | 1,301 | 48 | 152 | |
| Number of visits paid by Home Nurses during the year | 1953 | 46,493 | 7,290 | 141 | 4,394 | 335 | - | 58,653 | 31,450 | 990 | 38,925 |
| 1954 | 48,952 | 1,780 | 118 | 2,445 | 266 | 297 | 53,858 | 31,099 | 199 | 8,283 |
All home nursing services are provided by voluntary organisations acting as agents of the Council in accordance with
arrangements made under Section 25 of the Act. The Council do not directly employ home nurses for this service.