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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

West Ham 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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HOME NURSING SERVICE
Home Nursing Staff on 31st December, 1957.
1 State Registered Nurse
Employed full time.
2 State Enrolled Assistant Nurses
8 State Registered Nurses
8 State Enrolled Assistant Nurses Employed part-time.
The previous Supervisor having left at the end of 1956, the service was without
a Supervisor until June, 1957. when the new Supervisor took up her duties. During this
interim period the brunt of the extra work fell on the Deputy Superintendent Nursing
Officer, ably assisted by the senior home nurses.
Summary of Work carried out by Home Nurses
Total Cases Total number of Average Number of
Attended Visits paid Visits per case
3,101 92,865 29.9

Table: The cases treated by West Ham Home Nurses and the Lady Rayleigh Training Home are as follows:-

The cases treated by West Ham Home Nurses and the Lady Rayleigh Training Home are as follows:-

ConditionsTotal CasesNew CasesTotal Visits
West HamLady RayleighTotalWest HamLady RayleighTotalWest HamLady RayleighTotal
Medical4851,5021,9873291,1901,51922,50943,90266,411
Surgical1081562641001302303,7015,4049,105
Tuberculosis5123743218502,6l61,5844,200
Infectious Diseases16716743034
Maternity13518135188679165
Miscarriages57125712455398
Other Conditions739-739665-66512,852-12,852
Grand Total:1,4021,6993,1011,1451,3562,50141,81351,05292,86s
3,1012,50192,865