[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Hertfordshire County Council.

  • Hertfordshire (England). County Council. n 50062101.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Hertfordshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    162 cases, of which 102 were nursing cases and 60 observation cases. They have also visited 209 cases for the purpose of taking temperatures. In addition 248 home condition reports, 62 shelter reports and 142 supplementary reports on patients' condition have been filled in and forwarded, making a total of 452 reports. The number of visits made by the district nurses to the homes of tuberculosis patients during the year was as follows : domiciliary nursing, 4,696 ; visits for taking tempera- tures, 941 ; visits for obtaining shelter reports, 62 ; .special visits, 45 ; making a total of 5,744 visits in addition to the 248 visits paid to obtain home condition reports and 142 visits paid to obtain supplementary reports. During the year the County Council health visitors have attended 9 cases. In addition, they have filled in 33 home condition reports, 4 shelter reports and 19 supplementary reports on patients' condition, making a total of 56 reports. The number of visits made by the health visitors to the homes of tuberculosis patients was 481. The total number of visits paid to the homes of patients by the district nurses and health visitors was 6,671. Table 12. Giving Particulars of Dispensary Work, 1938. Dispensaries. Number of Nurses’ attendances at Dispensary. Number of patients. Discharged—no further treatment necessary. Sanatorium or dis- charged for other reasons. On books at end of year. Number of patients’ attendances at Dispensary. District Nurses : Berkhamsted 23 74 7 47 20 150 Bishop’s Stortford 24 66 4 40 22 132 East Barnet 24 136 2 78 56 291 Hatfield 24 106 6 59 41 319 Hemel Hempstead 52 124 5 65 54 340 Hertford 48 258 8 155 95 677 Hitchin 51 190 7 129 54 536 St. Albans . 64 273 9 160 104 697 Waltham Cross 51 96 4 57 35 267 Co:jnty Council Health Visitors :— Barnet 27 125 78 47 225 Letchworth . 51 180 11 99 70 581 Watford mi,?,ren • (Adults . 23 88 1 17 70 239 48 180 9 21 150 547 Totals . 510 3 1,005 818 5,001