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No. of first Total Visits
Visits in 1963 in 1963
Children under 5 years of age:—
Born in 1958 1,850 )
Born in 1959 1,959 )
Born in 1960 2,350 ) 29,933
Born in 1961 2,383 )
Bom in 1962 3,099 )
Born in 1963 2,809 )
Persons aged 65 years or over. 1,604 2,966
Other persons (expectant mothers
etc.) 1,546 2,622
Totals 17,600 35,521
In addition there were 8,068 visits paid where no reply was received.
Co-operation with General Practitioners.— An application was
received in November, 1963, for an extension of the arrangement whereby
a health visitor is allocated to work with a general practitioner at clinics
held in his surgery. This form of co-operation had been so satisfactory
throughout the earlier part of the year that the request was granted and the
increase was introduced early in 1964.
Similar facilities were made available in 1964 to two other general
practitioners requesting the services of a health visitor.
Co-operation and Liaison with Local Hospitals.— Health visitors
have continued to attend at King George Hospital on Thursday afternoons
to be present when Dr. I. Anderson, Consultant Paediatrician, conducts
his clinic and ward round. Each health visitor attends for three months in
turn.
The relaxation and discussion groups for patients in the ward for
nervous disorders at Goodmayes Hospital has also proved satisfactory and
continued weekly throughout the year.
During 1963 a health visitor continued to attend the Ilford Maternity
Hospital one evening a fortnight for the purpose of addressing prospective
parents.
The Mothers Clubs held at Heathcote Health Services Clinic weekly
and Newbury Hall monthly, proved very popular and continued during the
year.