[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council.

  • Cumberland County Council
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SECTION 24 HEALTH VISITING At the end of 1962 there were 24 whole-time health visitors '' which represents a full establishment. In the rural areas health visiting is undertaken as formerly by 37 district nurses who i are doing the combined work of general nursing, midwifery and health visiting, 16 of whom already hold the health visitor’s certi- , ficate. The remainder are employed in a temporary arrangement 1 by dispensation from the Ministry of Health. I During the year the health visitors have made 26,126 visits to children under 1 year of age and 29,219 visits to children aged 1-5 years. There is a decrease in these figures from the previous :] year and the continuation of selective visiting probably accounts for this. A substantial increase shows in other cases—this has risen from 3,195 in 1958 to 7,259 in 1962—mainly accounted for by visits to old persons. Health Visiting Year Number of Children under 5 years of age visited during year Children under 1 year of age Children age 1 hut under 5 years First Visit Total Visits Total Visits 1958 17085 4640 28615 33519 1959 17993 5438 32061 35053 1960 18404 4054 27775 34511 1961 18170 4172 29972 32113 1962 18841 4176 26126 29219 The three students who took their health visitor training during the year completed the course and passed the examination. Two are working in rural areas and one is a full-time health visitor working in an urban area. Three more students have been accepted for training, all of whom will eventually work in rural areas of the county. There is provision in the estimates for four scholarships each year. Unfortunately only three applicants have proved suitable in the last two years. It is hoped the scholarship scheme and the