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
Hillingdon 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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HOME NURSING AND MIDWIFERY STATISTICS
Day Nursing Service
| Place where first treatment of year took place | Number of persons treated during year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 | 5 to 64 | 65 and over | Total | |
| Patient's home | 40 | 996 | 2,730 | 3,766 |
| Health Centres | 22 | 4 | 26 | |
| G.P.'s Premises | 278 | 1,241 | 243 | 1,762 |
| Residential Homes | 5 | 50 | 55 | |
| Total | 318 | 2,264 | 3,027 | 5,609 |
Total visits paid by Home Nurses—122,249, of these 392 were of over one hour's duration.
| Night Nursing Service | |
| Number of patients nursed | 184 |
| Number of visits paid by night nurses | 4,179 |
| Number of nights where a nurse has been placed in a patient's home throughout the night to give full care | 177 |
| Midwifery Service | |
| Number of domiciliary confinements | 629 |
| Number of confinements in the Duchess of Kent Maternity Wing conducted by domiciliary midwives | 136 |
| Number of patients confined in hospital and discharged to care of domiciliary midwives | 711 |
| Of these, number discharged before 5th day | 126 |