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Fulham 1926
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1926
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Home Nursing.
This is carried out by the Fulham District Nursing
Association, 56, Harwood Road, S.W. 6.
The services of the nurses are available for attendance
on persons unable to pay the fees of a private
nurse. The arrangement under which the home nursing
of certain cases is subsidised by the Borough Council
has worked satisfactorily, thanks to the admirable
management of Miss Watson, the Superintendent of
the Association.
The cases for which the Council is responsible come
under three classes :—
1. Certain illnesses in children under 5 years of age.
2. Certain illnesses in expectant and nursing mothers, e.g.,
abscess of the breast.
The expenditure on these two classes of cases is
met by the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee,
and one half of the cost is repaid to the Council by
the Ministry of Health.
It is to be noted that the District Nurses do not
attend confinement cases.
3. Certain infectious diseases in persons of 5 years or more,
e.g., pneumonia, influenza, measles, etc., for which
the Public Health Committee are responsible.
No grant is available from the Ministry of Health
for the home nursing of persons in class 3.
The number of visits made by the nurses under the Council's scheme was :—
| To persons under 5 years of age | 2,796 |
| To persons of 5 years or more | 964 |
| Total | 3,760 |
A fee of one shilling is paid by the Council for each attendance on a case.
| The fees paid were:— | 1926. | 1925 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| By the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee | 100 | 8 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| By the Public Health Committee | 87 | 12 | 0 | 50 | 13 | 0 |
| Total | £188 | 0 | 0 | £128 | 13 | 0 |