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Stoke Newington 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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PROFESSIONAL NURSING IN THE HOME.
(a) General.—Arrangements are made with the Ranyard
Mission by which the services of a nurse are utilised in the Borough
for the nursing of children under five. The Council, with the
approval of the Ministry of Health, make an annual subscription
of £50 to the Mission funds. By means of subscriptions, donations
and other local means a further £225 was added to this amount last
year, in order that the services of two full-time nurses might be
available for district nursing in the Borough.
Miss Fynes Clinton, 16, I.avers Road, and Miss MacDonald,
27, Kynaston Road, carry out the full-time nursing duties. Their
services are much appreciated and they are extremely popular in
the Borough.
Necessitous cases receive free attention, but in other cases a
fee, in aid of the Mission funds, is charged according to means.
The Nurses' work for 1933 includes:—
Number of visits paid, 9,552; of these, 1,629 were in the
South Hornsey Ward.
Cases treated 327, of these 64 were in the South Hornsey
Ward.
Children visited:—
| Under 5. | Of School Age. | |
|---|---|---|
| After Tonsillectomy | 5 | 18 |
| Threadworms | 10 | 8 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 3 |
| Other cases | 12 | 12 |
| 30 | 41 |
(b) For Infectious Diseases.—No provision has been made
for the home nursing of such cases. During prevalence of such
diseases as Measles and Whooping Cough the Council's Health
Visitors give advice and assistance and the services of an additional
Health Visitor may be called upon if required.