[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Caithness County Council.

  • Caithness (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1953
Catalogue details

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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Caithness County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    - 8 - > ^ Number of visits paid by Health Visitors (or by ] District Nurses in their capacity as Plealth Visitors) I diuring the year I Expectant Mothers Children under 1 year. Children beti7een 1 and 5 Tuber- cifLosis Casas, Other Cases Total Visits paid Number Visited Total Visits o O -P r=H P* Total Visits , ’-a O -P ,q -H [2; > ! Total Visits CD CD -P ■g ” liS Total Visits Number Visited Total Visits Health Visitors employed by the Authority Health Visitors employed by Voliuitaiy Organisations.. 25 25 1 1 355 1 3706 126 ■ 1 4036 51 529 10 22 8318 3a These visits do not include visits paid by a Midv/if e Health Visitor v/ho is to attend the confinement as a Midvdfe or Maternity Nurse. ECT.iE NUESDG;^ The Home Niirsing Service continues to be efficiently maintained by the district nurses and the following are the number of cases and visits paid during the year.- Nmber of cases attended by the district nurses,,.. 2038 (patients 63 years and over..,, 53^) Number of visits paid to these cases,.Al,899 DQSSTIC IgDP SCHEIJH;- The scheme functions very satisfactorily^ although difficulty is occasion** ally experienced in firHing Home Helps for rural districts. (i) Number of Home Helps employed during the year.- (a^ Whole-time... (b) Part-time 32 (c) Retaining fee basis (ii) Number of cases for which Helps were provided during the year 41 (iii)/