[Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Middleton Borough.

  • Middleton (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1970
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Credit: [Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Middleton Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    District Charge Nurse : Mr. .1. D. Begg District Nurses (S.E.N.’s) : Miss J. Bairsto (commenced 1.2.70) Mrs. M. Brame (commenced 1.2.70) Mrs. E. M. Ogden Mrs. J. Rogers Nursing Auxiliaries : Mrs. M. Barnett (commenced 12.10.70) Mrs. M. Bramall Mrs. E. C. Hogan The District Nursing Service continues to carry cut extremelv useful and valuable work in co-operation with the General Prac¬ titioners within the Borough and the major proportion of their time is devoted to the care of the elderly. The Service consider¬ ably eases the burden on relatives, undertaking long term care at home, and reduces the need for General Practitioners to request hospital accommodation for the chronic sick. All nursing staff in the Borough are organised as a series of “teams” usually comprising 2 District Nursing Sisters, one District Nurse and/or Nursing Auxiliary. The teams are alloca¬ ted duties on the basis of each team covering the patients of groups of General Practitioners in the Borough. This arrange¬ ment does lead to a much closer working liaison between General Practitioners and District Nursing staff. The nurses issue, on loan, various articles of equipment required by their patients. However, there is an urgent need for a proper loan store room especially since the reconstruction of Durnford Street Clinic. During the year, the nurses paid a total of 45,336 visits to individual patients, a decrease of 597 from 1969. Details of the services are given in Tables B.ll and B.12 on pages 39 and 40. IMMUNISATION AND VACCINATION The presently recommended schedule for Immunisation and Vaccination is as follows 6 months 8 months 12-14 months 15 months 5 years 10- 13 years 11- 13 years 15 years First ) Diphtheria/ j and First Second Whooping Cough/ and Second Third j Tetanus I and Third Measles Diphtheria/Tetanus booster. Polio booster B.C.G. Rubella (girls only) Tetanus booster. Polio booster. Polio The schedule ages are intended only as a general guide, and may have to he modified for individual children. the