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Nursing in the Home.—The Council do not directly employ
nurses for outside work, but several of the Churches in the
Borough retain the services of trained nurses for the benefit of
their respective parishioners, and eleven Ranyard Nurses are
working in various parts of the Borough. Under the powers
granted by the Maternity and Child Welfare Act, and the
Infectious Diseases (London) Regulations. 1927. agreements have
been e ntered into whereby the services of these nurses are available
for nursing cases of whooping cough, measles, pneumonia,
puerperal fever, and ophthalmia neonatorum, a fee of 1s. 3d.
per visit being paid by the Council.
Miduives.—No midwives are employed or subsidized by
the Council for outside work.
Legislation in Force.
There are no local Acts of Parliament. The Bye-laws of
the London County Council, and such provisions of the London
County Council (General Powers) Acts as relate to sanitary
matters, are enforced, as also are various local bye-laws and
regulations.
Bacteriological W ork.
Increasing use is made of the facilities afforded by the
Council for bacteriological work at the St. John's Hospital, and
darning the year 3,621 specimens were examined, compared with
3,191 in the previous year, the details being as follows:—