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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH
SERVICES FOR THE AREA.
Laboratory Facilities.
The bacteriological work of the Council is carried out by
Dr. Guy Bousfield at his laboratory 134, Denmark Hill, S.E.5.
Particulars of the bacteriological examinations carried out
during 1934 will be found on page 93.
The chemical analysis of food, etc., is performed by Mr. Martin
Priest at his laboratory, 4, Obelisk Parade, Lewisham. Details of
these examinations appear in Table "A" on pages 72 and 73.
Ambulance Facilities.
The London County Council provide ambulances for infectious,
non-infectious, and maternity and accident cases.
Nursing in the Home.
It was not necessary during 1934 to make any alteration in the
arrangements between this Local Authority and the Ranyard Nurses,
Camberwell District Nursing Association, Rotherhithe District
Nursing Association, the Brixton Nursing Association, and the
East Dulwich and Dulwich Village Nursing Association in respect of
home nursing services.
These Associations, in the order named, undertake nursing
services in the following districts of the Borough:-
Peckham, Camberwell, N.W., Camberwell, N., Herne Hill and
Dulwich.
With the exception of the East Dulwich and Dulwich Village
Nursing Association who render professional services in the homes
without financial assistance from this Authority, the Council pays
each Nursing Association one shilling per visit, less contributions
made by the patients or their relatives towards the cost of such
services, for the nursing of maternity cases and specified cases of
illness in children under five years referred to them by the Public
Health Department, hospitals and general practitioners, as well as
to notifiable diseases under the Infectious Diseases (Lond.) Regulations,
1927. In January of the present year the Council authorised
payment for similar services to be rendered by the nurses of the
Catholic Nursing Institute. These Associations do not, however
receive any grant from the Borough Council for general nursing.