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Ilford 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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that night attendants could be provided in approved cases under a scheme
introduced by the County Council, arrangements were made in Ilford to
work this in conjunction with the Association's scheme. The Association
have therefore continued to make all the arrangements but the County
Council have made agreed payments to the Association in respect of
approved cases where need in meeting the cost of the service has been
proved. Up to the 31st December, 1953, assistance was given in this way
in respect of 12 cases, involving a total of 123 nights' attendance.
Home Nursing.—The Home Nursing Service in Ilford is undertaken
by Nurses under the supervision of the Superintendent of the Lady
Rayleigh Training Home at Leytonstone. Efforts to find suitable premises
to establish a Branch Home in Ilford have at last been successful and
"Abury House" in Aldborough Road, Ilford, was opened in the autumn
of 1953.
The following information I have received regarding the work undertaken
by Home Nurses operating in the Ilford Area will be of interest:—
Home Nursing in the Ilford Health Area Statistics, 1953
TABLE 1.—Number of cases attended and visits paid to them analysed in 25 disease groups.
| Disease Group | Cases attended | Visits paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tuberculosis | 81 | 4,119 |
| 2. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 94 | 503 |
| 3. | Malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 159 | 4,816 |
| 4. | Diabetes | 97 | 10,517 |
| 5. | Anaemia | 87 | 2,404 |
| 6. | Diseases of the Central Nervous system | 189 | 8,772 |
| 7. | Senility | 149 | 4,998 |
| 8. | Diseases of the eye and ear | 129 | 912 |
| 9. | Heart disease | 342 | 7,588 |
| 10. | Other diseases of the circulatory system 1 | 109 | 3,802 |
| 11. | Upper respiratory diseases | 128 | 883 |
| 12. | Pneumonia, Bronchitis and other diseases of the lung (except Cancer and Tuberculosis) | 404 | 4,101 |
| 13. | Constipation | 89 | 192 |
| 14. | Other diseases of the digestive tract | 77 | 775 |
| 15. | Circumcision | 10 | 70 |
| 16. | Gynaecological conditions | 55 | 644 |
| 17. | Other diseases of the genito-urinary system | 39 | 1,305 |
| 18. | Complications of pregnancy and the puerperium† | 30 | 320 |
| 19. | Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | 153 | 1,274 |
| 20. | Other diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | 21 | 193 |
| 21. | Diseases of the bones and joints | 82 | 4,383 |
| 22. | Post operative cases (not classifiable elsewhere)† | 21 | 297 |
| 23. | Preparation for X-ray | 83 | 91 |
| 24. | Injuries | 54 | 1,062 |
| 25. | Other defined, ill defined and unknown causes | 75 | 1,715 |
| Total | 2,763 | 65,736 |
* Including ulcerated legs, whether stated to be varicose or not.
† Including breast abscesses in women between 15 and 45 years.
‡ Treatment following colostomy or mastectomy has been classified to
"Malignant and lymphatic neoplasms" and following other specified
operations to the site of the operation.