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The services of these nurses are also available to non-members
of the Associations for a small fee per visit.
B(9)b. Infectious.
No nursing in the homes is carried out by the Staff of
the Health Department. It has not been found necessary
during the year to make use of the legislation which enables
this Authority to compel removal of infectious patients to
hospital.
B(10). National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children.
An account of the Welfare Work of the Department would
be incomplete without a mention of the splendid work of and,
the valuable assistance given by, the National Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Cases coming to the notice
of the Medical Officer of Health are referred to the local
Inspectors.
SECTION C— PREVALENCE OF AM) CONTROL
OVER NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
C(l). Infectious Diseases' Hospital.
The Erith Urban District Council provides its own Isolation
Hospital. A large portion of admissions are cases of Scarlet
Fever and Diphtheria, but any notifiable infectious disease is
admitted, with the exception of smallpox and puerperal infections,
special arrangement for which are described elsewhere
in this report. Cases of measles are admitted during epidemic
times.