London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond upon Thames]
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Local Health Authority Nursing Staff
| Practice No. | No. of Health Visitors | No. of Midwives | No. of District Nurses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | 1 | |
| 2. | 2 | ||
| 3. | 1 | ||
| 4.. | 2 | ||
| 5. | 1 | ||
| 6. | 1 | ||
| 7. | 1 | ||
| 8. | 1 | ||
| 9. | 1 | ||
| 10. | 1 | ||
| 11. | 1 | ||
| 12. | 1 |
In practices 3, 9, 10 and 12 members of the nursing staff are fully attached to
the practices, i.e. they provide, in consultation with the family doctors, the local
authority health services in their particular sphere for the patients of the practices
exclusively.
In practices 1, 2 and 4 the health visitor attends the doctors child welfare (child
health) clinics and liaises between the doctors and the appropriate health visitors for
those patients who do not live within her own geographical area.
In practices 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 the midwife attends the family doctor's ante-natal
clinics.
These schemes are kept under constant review and new applications for attachment
or liaison are considered in relation to the family doctors' requirements and the
local authority staff available.
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