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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
St Pancras 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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They are provided chiefly by voluntary effort, and no grant is made by the Borough Council. The work is valuable and an increase in the use of this accommodation is desirable.
| Name and Situation. | Accommodation. | Average daily attendance. |
|---|---|---|
| Somers Town Nursery School, 18, Crowndale Road | 44 | 39 |
| Jellicoe Nursery School, Ha, Rochford Street | 52 | 45 |
| Mary Ward Nursery School, 16, Burton Street | 30 | 20 |
| Magdalen Mission Nursery School, 5, Clarendon Street | 25 | 20 |
| St. Christopher's Nursery School, Bridgewater Street | 45 | 31 |
| Buck Street Nursery School | 40 | 35 |
Professional Nursing in Necessitous Homes.
This is now provided by the staff of the three following District Nursing Associations : —
Hampstead, Metropolitan and North London.
The Borough Council has an arrangement with all the above Associations for the Home
Nursing, at the request of the medical practitioner in attendance, of cases of Measles,
Whooping Cough, Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Pemphigus Neonatorum, Infective Enteritis,
Acute Primary and Acute Influenzal Pneumonia.
Of these Associations, only the Metropolitan District Nursing Association, whose local
headquarters are at 14, Oakley Square, undertake the home nursing of cases of Puerperal
Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia. Pavment for this nursing- is included in the block grant
The block grants made by the Council are as follows:—
| District Nursing Association. | Under the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme. | Under the Influenzal Pneumonia Regulations. | Total Block Grant. |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | |||
| Hampstead | 20 | 10 | 30 |
| Metropolitan | 150 | 50 | 200 |
| North Loudon | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| Totals | 185 | 70 | 255 |
The following table gives the number of cases and number of visits during the past year :—
| District Nursing Association. | No. of cases. | No. of visits. | Average No. of visits per case. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan | 367 | 5445 | 14.8 | |
| Hainpstead | 886 | 1346 | 3.4 | |
| North London | 25 | 162 | 6.5 | |
| Totals | 778 | 6953 | 8.9 | |