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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
Richmond upon Thames 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Five health visitors attended refresher and other courses and one clinic nurse
attended a course and found it of very great value.
There seems to be no difficulty in recruiting clinic nurses and they are a most
valuable section of the staff.
| Cases visited by health visitors | Number of cases | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Children born in 1966 | 2,857 |
| 2 | Children born in 1965 | 2,557 |
| 3 | Children born in 1961-64 | 5,151 |
| 4 | Total number of children in lines 1 — 3 | 10,565 |
| 5 | Persons aged 65 or over | 455 |
| 6 | Number included in line 5 who were visited at the special request of a G.P. or hospital | 121 |
| 7 | Mentally disordered persons | 133 |
| Number included in line 7 who were visited at the special request of a G.P. or hospital | 44 | |
| 9 | Persons, excluding Maternity cases, discharged from hospital (other than mental hospitals) | 25 |
| 10 | Number included in line 9 who were visited at the special request of a G.P. or hospital | 17 |
| 11 | Number of tuberculous households visited | 5 |
| 12 | Number of households visited on account of other infectious diseases | 8 |
| 13 | Number of tuberculous households visited by tuberculosis visitors | 353 |