[Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, County of the Soke of Peterborough.

  • Peterborough (England). County Council.
Date:
1963
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Credit: [Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, County of the Soke of Peterborough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    IQ HEALTH VISITING (Section 24) Seven full-time health visitors, plus one tuberculosis health visitor employed by the Local Health Authority. , are The following is a summary of visits paid by health visitors during- the year 1963 :— 6 Cases visited by health visitors : Children born in 1963 Children born in 1962 Children born in 1958-1961 Total Number of tuberculous households visited by tuberculosis visitor L578 981 3,326 5,885 45i Liaison arrangements between General Practitioners and Hospitals with Local Health Service Towards the end of 1963 arrangements were made in this area for health visitors to work with particular medical practitioners or groups of practitioners, and also with the Pediatrician at the Peterborough Memorial Hospital—as suggested in the Gillie Report. It is at present too early to say how the arrangement is working, but I hope to be in a position to report more fully in my next annual report. HOME NURSING (Section 25) In the City of Peterborough home nursing is undertaken by the Florence Saunders Nursing Association on an agency basis. Six whole-time nurses are employed, four of whom have cars for which they receive the appropriate allowance. In the rural areas of the County three whole-time district nurses are em¬ ployed by the Local Health Authority. Each of these nurses has a car, so the whole district is adequately covered. The rural nurses reside respectively at Barnack, Castor, and Helpston. A total of 923 persons were nursed during the year, compared with 829 in 1962. 578 of these were aged 65 years or over at the first visit. A total of 29,836 visits were paid by the district nurses. No night service is provided but evening visits are made by the nurses where necessary.