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Cleansing Station, Watson Street.
Attendant—Mrs. Barnett
Disinfecting Station, Watson Street.
Chief Disinfector—T. Lyons
Disinfectors—J. Crisp and F. Smith.
Driver—J. Lloyd
Nursing in the Home.
The following District Nursing Associations undertake the nursing
of necessitous cases in their homes :—
St. John the Divine Nurses (St. Paul's Ward and neighbourhood).
The Queen's Nurses (part of Canterbury Ward).
The Ranyard Nurses (the remainder of the Borough).
The work is carried out in close co-operation with the Health
Services of the Council, particulary in regard to the work of the
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres and the Tuberculosis Dispensary.
Nursing is undertaken on behalf of the Borough Council of children up
to the age of five years suffering from measles, whooping cough,
diarrhoea, poliomyelitis and ophthalmia neonatorum. During epidemic
periods, pneumonia and influenzal pneumonia (all ages) are included.
Payment is made by the Borough Council at the rate of 1s. 3d. per
nursing visit.