[Report 1956] / School Medical Officer of Health, Dorset County Council.

  • Dorset (England). County Council.
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / School Medical Officer of Health, Dorset County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    T mining Arrangements are made by the Dorset County Nursing Association, through the Queen’s Institute of District Nursing, for selected candidates to be given Queen’s training. During 1956 two candidates completed training and returned to take up duty in the county. Statistics Home'Nursing Staff, 1952—1956 Staff 1952 1953 1954 1 1955 1956 Full- time Part- time Full- time Part- time Full- time Part- time Full- time Part- time Full- time Part- time Administrative — 3 — 3 — 3 — 3 — 3 Senior Nurse 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — Queen’s Nurse (Male) 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — Queen’s Nurse (Female) 14 40 13 39 13 40 13 41 13 41 State Registered Nurse 6 5 7 4 6 4 6 4 7 3 State Enrolled Assistant Nurse 1 9 1 9 1 10 1 7 1 7 Equivalent Whole-time Home Nursing Staff (omitting Administrative Staff) 50 4 1 48-5 47 5 47- 3 Queen’s district training through Dorset County Nursing Association . . 2 2 2 2 2 Summary of Types of Cases and Visits paid by Home Nurses in 1956 Medical Surgical Infectious Diseases T uber- culosis Maternal Compli- cations Others Totals Patients included in (2)-(7) who were 65 or over at the time of the Children included in (2)-(7) who were under 5 at the time of the Patients included in (2)-(7) who have had more than (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (S) first visit during the year* ■ (9) first visit during the year* (10) 24 visits during the year* (11) (a) Cases 5,722 2,011 6 174 37 111 8,061 4,822 529 1,543 (b) \hsits 123,402 33,788 61 6,079 195 121 163,646 111,358 2,618 i 115,092 *The number of visits paid to the special classes of patients in columns (9), (10) and (11) is shown against item (b). Summary of Cases Attended and Visits Paid by Home Nurses, 1952—1956 Authority Number of cases attended by Home Nurses during the year Number of visits paid by Home Nurses during the year 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 The County Council by agreement with the Dorset County Nursing Association 8,803 9,341 9,033 9,276 8,061 146,234 144,633 166,380 168,873 163,646