[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Nottinghamshire County Council.

  • Nottinghamshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Nottinghamshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Children under five comprised 382 of the 9,562 cases attended by the District Nurses. The number of visits paid on behalf of children amounted to 2,867 out of a total of 290,228. These figures are proportionately lower than those for the preceding year. The table of statistics appended indicates the staffing position and the work done during each of the five years 1953 to 1957 inclusive. General Statistics (Whole County) 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 Total No. of Cases attended 9,887 10,990 10,595 9,967 9,562 ^Average No. of Cases attended per equivalent of Whole-time Nurse 99 104 99 96 97 Total No. of Visits paid . 257,213 276,900 276,879 277,545 290,228 *Average No. of Visits paid per equivalent of Whole-time Nurse . . 2,598 2,612 2,612 2,690 2,932 Average No. of Visits paid per Case . 26 25 26 28 30 *Equivalent of Whole-time Staff emoloyed at 31st December . 99 106 106 103 99 **Equivalent of Whole-time Staff required at 31st December . 134 135 136 137 139 JExtent to which Staff falls short of requirements at 31st December 35 29 30 34 40 Ratio of Staff to Population at 31st December . 1 per 5,408 1 per 5,108 1 per 5,150 1 per 5,345 1 per 5,604 *Some Nurses devote part of their time to Domiciliary Midwifery. **On basis of 1 per 4,000 of population. + Expressed as equivalent of Whole-time Nurses. VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION (Section 26) Immunisation against Diphtheria The organisation and conduct of this Scheme is undertaken locally by District Medical Officers of Health, acting as agents for the County Council on agreed terms. Where necessary, assistance is also given by the County Council’s medical and nursing staffs, and individual immunisations are undertaken, on request, at routine Child Welfare and School Clinic sessions.