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HOME NURSING (Section 25)
The Superintendent of District Nurses, Miss A. Williams, S.R.N.,
S.C.M., Q.I., H.V. Cert., reports as follows:—
Again a good general nursing service has been maintained during
the year 1963 by five whole-time District Nurses, one part-time nurse
and one whole-time male nurse. The work mainly undertaken by all the
nurses during the year has been care of the chronic sick with a good
proportion of blanket bathing to elderly and infirm.
The male nurse's work is much appreciated, particularly with heavy
male patients.
Good co-operation has again been maintained with Langthorne Hospital
for the care of patients, on the six weeks basis. This arrangement
is a great benefit to the patients' relatives and the nursing staff.
A number of Student Nurses from Wanstead Hospital have been
taken into the homes of the patients to see the work of the District
Nurse.
Number of new cases 568
Number of visits 22,777
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
Intensive propaganda both in the form of leaflets and birthday cards
as well as by the personal approach from the Health Visitors and the
Medical Officers attending the Child Welfare Clinics, is maintained to
ensure that all infants are immunised and in order to maintain the
vaccinal state of the public.
The County Council are using for this purpose combined antigens and
oral poliomyelitis vaccine. Vaccination and immunisation is carried out
largely by the family doctor although it is available also at all the Child
Welfare Clinics. In the case of adults a special session is arranged, where
necessarv. at the School Clinic.
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The following statistical information is supplied on the programme
carried out during the year:—
Poliomyelitis
Oral Vaccine Primary Course 910
3rd dose 309
4th dose 421
Salk Vaccine Primary Course 111
3rd injection 322
4th injection 75