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West Ham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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HOME NURSING SERVICE.
The staff of the Lady Rayleigh Training Home continue to provide the Home Nursing
Service for the part of the Borough north of the District Railway Line (under agency
arrangements with the Essex County Council). The remainder of the Borough is covered by
the Council's own Home Nursing Service, operating from the Centre in Liverpool Road.
Home Nursing Staff on 31st Deoember, 1956.
1 State Registered Nurse
2 State Enrolled Assistant Nurses ) Employed full time.
9 State Registered Nurses ) Employed part-time
9 State Enrolled Assistant Nurses ) average 24 hours weekly.
Summary of Work carried out by Home Nurses.
| Total Cases Attended | Total number of Visits Paid | Average Number of Visits per case |
|---|---|---|
| 3,107 | 93,541 | 30.1 |
The cases treated by West Ham Home Nurses and the Lady Rayleigh Training Home
| Conditions | Total Cases | New Cases | Total Visits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham | Lady Rayleigh | Total | WestLady Ham Rayleigh | Total | West Ham | Lady Rayleigh | Total | |
| Medical | 422 | |||||||
| Surgical | 92 | |||||||
| Tuberculosis | ||||||||
| Infectious Diseases | 8 | 30 | ||||||
| Maternity | 14 | 6 | ||||||
| Miscarriages | 6 | 8 | ||||||
| Other conditions | - | |||||||
| 3,107 _ | ||||||||
| Grand Total: | 3,107 | |||||||
There has been a slight decline in the number of patients attended, but the total
number of visits has risen again because of the increase in the number of visits paid to
each patient from 28.3 to 30.1.