London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Ealing 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| When acting in the capacity of midwive: | |
| 79 | |
| (b) At the patient's home | 667 |
| When acting in the capacity of maternity nurse (a doctor being in attendance): | |
| 92 | |
| 146 |
SUPERVISION OF NURSING HOMES.
The following table gives information regarding nursing homes in the Borough:—
| No. of Homes | No. of Beds | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Nursing Homes on Register at beginning of year | 18 (10) | 246 (69) |
| Number of applications for transfer of registration | 2 | |
| Number of New Homes registered | 1 | 10 (-) |
| Number of Homes discontinued | 3 | 25 (3) |
| Number of Nursing Homes on Register at end of year | 16 (8) | 223 (63) |
The figures in brackets indicate the number of Homes and the number
of beds wholly or partly devoted to the reception of maternity cases.
The Medical Officer in charge of the supervision of Nursing
Homes made 41 special visits during the year.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH.
Sanitary Inspection of the Borough.—The following is
a summary of the work carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors
during the year:—