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(b) For Infectious Diseases. By arrangements made between the
two Nursing , Associations and the Borough Council, nursed are
available for cases of Measles, Whooping Cough, Epidemic Diarrhoea,
Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Acute Primary or Acute Influenzal
Pneumonia, Influenza, Malaria, Dysentery or Trench Fever. The
Borough Council pays a fee for each visit paid by the nurse. During
1922, 46 cases were nursed under this arrangement by the Kilburn and
West Hampstead District Nursing Association, and 32 by the Hampstead
District Nursing Association.
(c) For Maternity Cases, by agreements between the two Nursing
Associations and the Borough Council, skilled maternity nursing can be
obtained for cases in the Borough. Both Associations have fully
trained nurses appointed to attend maternity cases, and any woman
can have a fully trained nurse attend her together with her own doctor-
A fee is charged the patient, which is in accordance with her means,
and may be nothing in very poor cases. The Council guarantee each of
the Associations against the loss, up to £100, on the working of the
Maternity Nurses. The number of cases thus nursed by the Associations
during 1922, was:—
62 by the Kilburn and West Hampstead District Nursing
Association ;
21 by the Hampstead District Nursing Association.
M DWIVES.
The total number of midwives practising in Hampstead is 30.
Arrangements have been made by the Borough Council with both
Nursing Associations for the provision of a properly skilled and registered
midwife. The Borough Council guarantee each of the Associations
against the loss, up to £100, on the working of the midwives.
The fees charged the patient have been carefully considered in
reference to the midwives' fees prevailing in the district, and have been
graduated to as nut to undercut the practising midwives. The number
of cases attended by the Midwives of the Associations during 1922
was :—
92 by the Kilburn and West Humpstead District Nursing
Association ;
7 by the Hampstead District Nursing Association.