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general practitioners and there is a growing contact for special
visits. A recent analysis showed that in one month there were 30
contacts between 14 general practitioners and health visitors.
In the case of Home Nursing, the nurses work directly under
the instructions of the family doctor.
In the School Health Service there is a two-way letter of
communication between the school medical officers and the family
doctors and there is frequent contact in regard to the reference of
children to the five specialist clinics in the School Health Service.
A copy of the report of the consultant is always sent to the general
practitioner. There is also contact in regard to the use of the
auxiliary services, e.g., physiotherapy, speech therapy and chiropody
and reference by the general practitioner for convalescence and
special schooling.
General practitioners are kept informed of the incidence of
infectious and communicable disease by means of periodic circular
letters and the Public Health medical officers are available at any
time for domiciliary consultations, and the health visitors for taking
specimens.
HEALTH VISITING
(Section 24)
The equivalent of whole-time health visitors at the end of the
year was 11.15, including the Superintendent. This was equal to
one whole-time district health visitor to 141 notified births.
Most of the health visitors also carry out duties as school
nurses.