[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, County of Zetland (Shetland Islands).

  • Shetland (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, County of Zetland (Shetland Islands). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Net expenditure by 1 ocal healt h auth or it ie sj_ _ an analysis showing how on average each £1 was spent. Care of Mothers and Young Children Domestic Help Home Nursing Midwifery Health Visiting Mental Health Tuberculosis, Care and After Care Vaccination and Immunisation Scotland Shetland 1956-59 1960-61 5/3 3/7 3/6 1/8 1/8 1/6 1/6 iA 5d 1/10 13/- 1/- lOd 2/5 >+& 2d It can be seen that the distribution of our expenditure is wildly different from that calculated from the figures for the country as a whole. In actual fact we are nrobably dividing up our efforts proportionately in much the same way as Health Authorities do everywhere else. Most of our public health responsibilities are carried out by the Nursing Services, and it is an entirely arbitrary matter of accountancy as to what nroportion of the expenditure of the Nursing Service is to. be recorded as expenditure on Home Nursing, on Health Visiting, on Care and After Care, or on Care of Mothers and Young Children.
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