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SPECIAL REPORT ON TREATMENT CLINIC.
A special report on the provision of facilities for the early
diagnosis, supervision and treatment of Acute Rheumatoid
Arthritis and Cancer, was submitted to the Public Health Committee
in November, 1928. This has been discussed and accepted
with certain modifications, and steps are being taken at present to
proceed with the scheme outlined in the report. I hope that it
will be possible to include a full account of the scheme in my
next Annual Report.
NURSING.
There are two District Nursing Associations at present established
in Bermondsey:—
St. Olave's District Nursing Association, 13 Cherry Garden
Street.
Rotherhithe Queen's District Nursing Association, 149 Lower
Road.
St. Olave's District Nursing Association has a staff consisting
of a superintendent and an assistant superintendent, together
with twelve qualified nurses who are training as district nurses.
Rotherhithe Queen's District Nursing Association employs
a senior nurse and two assistant nurses.

In the case of both associations the nurses work under the
direction of the medical man in attendance and the services of a
nurse are available for any resident in the Borough on appliction.
No definite charge is made, but voluntary contributions are
received.
A rule observed by both Associations is that no nurse shall
act as a midwife.
On July 2nd, after negotiations with the nursing associations,
an agreement was arrived at for the provision of nursing assistance