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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
Merton 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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Cases Attended
The table below gives details of the numbers of cases on the books at the beginning and end of the year, the cases added and disposed of during the period and the age groups into which they fall:—
| Age group | Cases on books at 1.1.70 | Cases added | Cases removed | Cases on books at end of year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-5 years | 1 | 16 | 15 | 2 |
| 5-64 years | 152 | 609 | 592 | 169 |
| 65 years and over | 725 | 1,517 | 1,461 | 781 |
| Totals | 878 | 2,142 | 2,068 | 952 |
The total number of cases attended during the year was 3,020.
Visits Made
The following table shows the total number of visits made each month: —
| January | 8,830 |
| February | 7,639 |
| March | 7,788 |
| April | 8,637 |
| May | 8,184 |
| June | 8,713 |
| July | 7,987 |
| August | 7,468 |
| September | 7,814 |
| October | 7,621 |
| November | 7,784 |
| December | 8,101 |
| Total | 96,566 |
Marie Curie Foundation Cancer Nursing Service
This Authority acts as agents for the Marie Curie Memorial
Foundation who bear the initial costs of the Day and Night Cancer
Nursing Service supplied locally to any cancer patient being nursed
at home and in need of additional care, especially night attendance.
The Authority reimburses the Foundation with one-third of the annual
expenditure on this service. The service is staffed by qualified nursing
staff and unqualified staff, the appropriate person being sent to each
case as necessary. The service is run through the Home Nursing
Service. Nineteen patients were nursed during 1970, receiving a total
of 90 visits. The aim of this service is mainly to relieve relatives from
night nursing duties to enable them to get sufficient sleep and rest in
order to continue the often strenuous task of looking after a really sick
patient, particularly when it is desired that the patient shall remain
at home until the end.
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