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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
Hillingdon 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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HEALTH VISITING SERVICE
Staff
Establishment—57 (including Superintendent Health Visitor and Deputy)
In post at end of year:
Superintendent 1
Deputy 1
Group Adviser 1
Health Visitors—full time 20
Health Visitors—part time 14
Tuberculosis visitor 1
Clinic nurses—full time for mobile clinic 1
Clinic nurses—part time 17
Health Assistants (miscellaneous grade whose duties are
specifically allocated to schools and clinics) 4
| Cases Visited | Number of Cases | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total number of cases | 16,914 |
| 2 | Children born in 1970 | 3,883 |
| 3 | Children born in 1969 | 3,349 |
| 4 | Children born in 1956-68 | 7,688 |
| 5 | Total number of children in lines 2-4 | 14,920 |
| 6 | Persons aged 65 or over | 662 |
| 7 | Number included in line 6 who were visited at the special request of a G.P. or hospital | 137 |
| 8 | Mentally disordered persons | 149 |
| 9 | Number included in line 8 who were visited at the special request of a G.P. or hospital | 44 |
| 10 | Persons, excluding Maternity cases, discharged from hospitals (other than mental hospitals) | 52 |
| 11 | Number included in line 10 who were visited at the special request of a G.P. or hospital | 17 |
| 12 | Number of tuberculous households visited | 2 |
| 13 | Number of households visited on account of other infectious diseases | 211 |
| 14 | Other cases | 918 |
| 15 | Number of tuberculosis households visited by tuberculosis visitors | 470 |
| 16 | Families with a subnormal child | 159 |