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valuable light,on the significance of this cause, and Atelectasis
is given as the cause of 6, without associated prematurity in
4 of the cases.
SECTION B.—HEALTH SERVICES.
Nursing in the Home. Three voluntary associations
provide nursing facilities in the District. The Council makes
an annual contribution to the funds of each and arrangements
have been agreed for nursing assistance to be available for
cases referred through the Council's Health Services.
(1) The Merton Parish Nurse Fund employs one nurse
for general nursing; no midwifery or maternity nursing is
undertaken. The district served is approximately the
ecclesiastical parish of St. Mary's. A total of 150 cases
involving 1,787 visits were attended during the year 1943,
of these 77 cases were children under 5 years of age to whom
96 visits were made.
(2) The St. Helier District Nursing Association employs
one nurse for general nursing. No midwifery nor maternity
nursing is undertaken. Its activities cover the whole of the
Merton and Morden portion of the St Helier Estate and in
addition that part situated in the Carshalton Urban District
lying to the North of Reigate Avenue.
During 1943, 169 eases were dealt with by the St. Helier
District Nursing Association, 26 of these were children under 5.
The total number of visits made was 1,995, of which 184 were
in respect of children under 5 years.

Laboratory Facilities. The arrangements with the Nelson
Hospital for carrying out such bacteriological examinations as
swabs and sputa continue to work satisfactorily. In addition,
the Emergency Medical Service Laboratory at Kingston has
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