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Section 55 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
This Order came into force on February 9th, 1920.
Home Nursing.—Similar arrangements to those
fully explained in my Annual report of 1922 continued
in force in the borough during 1923, whereby Home
Nursing is provided through the agency of the Fulham
District Nursing Association, which is affiliated to
Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute. The fee paid
by the Borough Council was as before, one shilling for
each visit. During the year these fees amounted to
the sum of £34 2s. 0d., payable by the Public Health
Committee, and £60 15s. Od. payable by the Maternity
and Child Welfare Committee. In the latter case
one half of this amount is recoverable from the Ministry
of Health by way of grant. The number of visits paid
during the year was as follows :—
To persons over 5 years of age 1,338 visits.
To persons under 5 years of age 559 ,,
The great majority of visits paid to persons over
the age of five were in respect of abscess of the breast
occurring amongst nursing mothers.
Vaccination.
I am indebted to Mr. H. Davies, Vaccination Officer
to the Fulham Guardians, for the following information
with reference to vaccination. During the year 1923,
2,789 successful primary vaccinations were carried
out, compared with 1,787 during 1922. I give in the
following table fuller details of vaccinations carried
out during the year ended 31st December, 1922, but
these detailed figures are not yet available for 1923.
No. of births registered from January 1st,
1922, to December 31st, 1922 3,191
Successfully vaccinated 1,787
Insusceptible of vaccination 6
Dead—unvaccinated 135
Postponed by medical certificate 50
Certificates granted under Clause 2 of Vaccination
Act, 1898 916
Removed to districts in which Vaccination
Officer has been notified 70
Removed to places unknown 204
Outstanding 23