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2. District Nursing.—In my last annual report I stated that
the provision of three district nurses for home nursing was commenced
in October, 1921. The demand for these nurses was
maintained during the year 1924, and has fully justified the formulation
of a scheme for this beneficent service by the Medical
Officer of Health, which was subsequently accepted by the
Governors of the Ilford Emergency Hospital, and carried out by
the District Nursing Committee. A total of 5,665 visits was
paid compared with 4,753 in 1923.
The following is a summary of the work carried out during
the year 1924 :—
1st Visits. Subsequent Visits.
Medical. Surgical. Midwifery. Medical. Surgical. Midwifery.
261 23 — 5,376 4 —
Number of applications made for Nurses' services 284
Number of patients under the charge of a doctor 284
Number of patients not under the charge of a doctor —
Number of necessitous cases referred to Committee 47
Number of cases on the books at the end of the year 19
The cases were distributed in wards as under :—
Cranbrook 43
Park 37
Seven Kings 65
North Hainault 15
Loxford 34
Clementswood 54
South Hainault 36
SECTION VI.—HOUSING.
Private enterprise is not sufficient to meet existing requirements.
496 houses were completed by this means during 1924,
and a further 405 houses were in course of erection on the 31st
December. The Council has applied to the Ministry of Health
for permission to complete their housing scheme, 356 only of the
504 houses proposed having been erected.
The following is the table required by the Ministry of
Health :—
Number of new houses erected during 1924 :—
(a) Total 496
(b) With State assistance under Housing Acts, 1919,
1923 or 1924 : —
(1) By local authority nil
(2) By other bodies or persons 496