[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Roxburgh County Council.

  • Roxburghshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Roxburgh County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. of Visits paid by Health Visitors (or by District Nurses in their capacity as Health Visitors) during the year (1) Expectant Mothers * Children under 1 yr. Children between 1 and 5 Tuber- culosis cases Other Cases Total Visits Paid No . VI s (2) To tal Vi s. (3) No . Vi s. (4) To t al Vi s. (5) No. Vi s. (6) To tal Vi s (7) No . Vis (S) To tal Vi s. (9) No . VI S. (10) To tal Vi s. (ID (12) Health Visitors employed by the Authority Health Visitors employed by Voluntary Organis- ations 128 902 830 7562 2835 8138 119 1114 20598 * These visits do not include visits paid by a midwife-health visitor who attended the confinement as a midwife or maternity nurse 4. Home Nursing. This service has been efficiently maintained during the year bj the District Nursing Sisters. Number of cases attended by the district nursing sisters 2,072 Number of visits paid to these cases 41,088 5. Domestic Help The scheme functions satisfactorily under the jurisdiction ol the Chief Welfare Officer in conjunction with the Nursing Superin- tendent, The following figures relate to the working of the Scheme during the year:- (i) No, of Domestic Helps employed at end of year 27 (a) whole-time 2 (b) part-time 25 (c) retaining fee basis (ii) No. of cases for which Helps were provided during the year ... 52 (iii) No. of cases in (ii) provided on account of confinement: - (a) at home 3 (b) in hospital 2 (iv) No. of cases in (ii) provided on account of chronic sick including aged and infirm 39 6 Vaccination and Immunisation. Vaccination is.carried out by the Medical Practitioners Th following table shows the number o f persons vaccinated during the year:-