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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
Hornsey 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The following is a statement of the infectious diseases nursed during the year by the Queen's District Nurses: —
| NAME OF DISEASE. | No. of New Cases. | No. of Visits. | No. Convalescent. | No. sent to Hospital. | No. Died at Home. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 37 | 685 | 26 | 2 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis | 6 | 401 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Influenza | 36 | 267 | 32 | 1 | — |
| Abortion | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | — |
| Measles | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | – |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mumps | 3 | 39 | S | — | – |
| Chicken Pox | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 19 | 2 | — | — |
| Other diseases in children under 5 | 68 | 237 | 68 | — | — |
| Elementary School Children | 77 | 462 | 74 | 1 | 1 |
HOME NURSING CLASSES were again successfully conducted
during the Winter Session at Hornsey High School, under
the Higher Education Committee. Miss Ivett, Superintendent
of the Nursing Association, who conducted these classes for
several years, has been succeeded by Miss E. Hart, one of the
Council's Health Visitors, and it is proposed to extend the
lectures to include " infant care and management."
NURSING HOMES.—There are 22 Nursing Homes in the
Borough registered with the Middlesex County Council under the
Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1927.
Twelve of these, with a total of 85 beds, are registered for
the reception of maternity cases.
NORTH MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.—The number of beds
at North Middlesex Hospital is 1,150, an increase of 200 since
the last Annual Report.