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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN
THE AREA.
Nursing in the Home.
(a) General.
There are five District Nursing Associations affiliated to the
Queen's Institute of District Nursing and the Catholic Nursing
Institute which between them cover the entire area. All are run
upon provident lines, but none receive any grant for general nursing
from the Borough Council. They are the Ranyard Nurses, Camberwell
and District, South London, Brixton, Norwood and District
Nursing Associations, and the Catholic Nursing Institute.
(b) Infectious disease.
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 Whooping Cough | Chicken-Pox | Influenza | Diphtheria | German Measles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visits paid to Children under 5 years of age ... | 972 | 102 | 12 | 81 | 14 | — |
| Visits paid to Persons over 5 years of age | 3,504 | 29 | 35 | 1,219 | — | 12 |
| Total Visits | 4,476 | 131 | 47 | 1,300 | 14 | 12 |
| Measles | Ophthalmia- Neonatorum | Erysipelas | Conjunctivitis | Mumps | Pemphigous Neonatorum | |
| Visits paid to Children under 5 years of age | 156 | 283 | — | 920 | 8 | 30 |
| Visits paid to Persons over 5 years of age | 45 | — | 33 | 23 | 7 | — |
| Total Visits | 201 | 283 | 33 | 943 | 15 | 30 |
A flat rate of 1/- per visit paid for the nursing of infectious disease, was
increased to 1/3 per visit on the 25th of May, 1933.