[Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Montgomeryshire County Council.

  • Montgomeryshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1966
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Credit: [Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Montgomeryshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. of Casas Visits (i) Persons excluding maternity cases, dischargee! from hospital (other than mental hospitals) ln 5U (0 ) Persons included under (i) who were visited at the special request of a general practitioner or hospital 1 (k) Number of tuberculous households visited 116 279 (1) tabcr of households visited on account of efcfcoi* infections diseases If? 15 (*) Problem families 15 1T5 SECTION 25 - HOME NURSING The routine care of the aped still continues to form a large part of the nurses’ work and often visits are paid to elderly people who only reauire routine daily care of washing, dressing, and help in getting-un, hut because some of these patients live alone or live with the wife or husband of the same acre group help for these simple routine procedures is essential if the aged are to be kept in their own homes. Constant efforts are being nade to increase the facilities available to this section of the community. During 1Q66 hydraulic hoists were issued to twelve households. Incontinence pads were issued to all patients in need end this service is much appreciated by the relatives. The British Red Cross Society and The St. John Ambulance Brigade still act as agents for the distribution of certain articles on loam and I should like to pa-' tribute to the excellent way in which these organisations administer this service. No special arrangements are made for the nursing o^ sick children at hone, but children discharged from hospital are referred to this Denartment by the Almoner for Special Supervision. Nursing Statistics 1065 1^66 Number of persons nursed Number of visits 1,659 31,363 1,667 3U,905 No. of Persons No. of Visits 1965 1966 1065 1966 Persons who were 65 or over at the time of the first visit 700 771 2°,073 26,368 Children who were under 5 at the time of the first visit 180 207 693 723 Summary of Nursing Statistics for the Last viva 1 V 0 n rs 196? 1063 1Q6U lno5 IQ 66 Cases per annum 2,13Q Visits per annum 27,961 2,093 29,566 1,866 31,256 1,659 31,363 1,667 3’-! ,905 Patients over 65 Cases per annum 625 Visits per annum 12,3^6 667 17,198 627 21,107 700 22,073 771 76,368