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Tottenham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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a serious deficiency of full-time nurses willing to work as nonresident
nurses from their own homes or as resident nurses from the
Bruce Grove Nurses Home, so that the burden of evening and week-end
visits does fall upon the few full-time nurses employed.
Table 8 - Home Nursing Service.
| Total | Males over 14 | Females over 14 | M & F 14 and under | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases on register on 1.1.51 | 341 | 10 5 | 233 | 3 |
| New cases during year | 2403 | 774 | 1468 | 161 |
| Cases completed during year | 2295 | 743 | 1397 | 155 |
| Cases remaining on register on 31.12.51 | 449 | 136 | 304 | 9 |
| Total number of visits during 1951 | 62,124 | |||
| " " " " " 1950 | 50,265 | |||
| " " " " " 1949 | 40,076 | |||
| No. of home nurses employed at end of 1951- | ||||
| (a) Whole time on home nursing | 14 | |||
| (b) Part time on home nursing | 16 | |||
| (c) Equivalent whole time of staff shown under (b) | 10 | |||
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
(SECTION 26)
Since compulsory vaccination ceased, and parents no longer
get a letter reminding them to make an appointment with the doc
to for him to call and vaccinate the baby, the percentage of vaccinated
children under 1 year of age fell from 41% in 1947 to 18%
in 1949. In 1951 there were signs that the percentage is improving
To convince a mother of the need for vaccination is at times
an absorbing task, and it has to be done with consideration and a
clear explanation of the fundamental principles-
Propaganda for protection against smallpox , as for diphtheria,
forms a routine function of the medical and nursing staff of the
area health service.