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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN
THE AREA.
(a) General. Nursing in the Home-
There are six 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 ; Southwark, Newington
and Walworth ; Norwood and District; and the Catholic Nursing
Institute.
(b) Infectious disease.
| Pneumonia (all forms) | Whooping Cough | Chicken- Pox | Influenza | Pemphigus | Scarlet Fever | Impetigo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visits paid to Children under 5 years of age | 578 | 128 | 17 | 50 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Visits paid to Persons over 5 years of age | 1,473 | 151 | 43 | 592 | — | 65 | — |
| Total Visits | 2,051 | 279 | 60 | 642 | 6 | 65 | 1 |
| Measles and German Measles | Ophthalmia-Neonatorum | Conjunctivitis | Puerperal Pyrexia | Bronchitis | Mumps | | Septic Vaccination | |
| Visits paid to Children under 5 years of age | 53 | 557 | 845 | — | 14 | 11 | 13 |
| Visits paid to Persons over 5 years of age | 9 | — | 16 | 26 | 16 | 40 | — |
| Total Visits | 62 | 557 | 861 | 26 | 30 | 51 | 13 |
A flat rate of 1/3 per visit is paid for the nursing of infectious disease.