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Chelsea 1942

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1942

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SECTION II.—PROVISION OF HEALTH
SERVICES IN THE BOROUGH.
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL
The names and qualifications of members of the staff of the Public
Health Department at 31st December, [9^X, are tabulated on pages 5-7,
in the form required by the Ministry of Health.*
NURSING ARRANGEMENTS.
(a) General Nursing in the Home.—This is carried out by the
Chelsea, Pimlico and Belgravia District Nursing Association, located at
10, Sydney Street, Chelsea. The Borough Council makes a grant at the
rate of/££oon behalf of the Council; the position being subject to review in
the event of the number of nurses' visits exceeding 3,000 in any year.
For this remuneration the Association has undertaken the nursing of
all cases of illness occurring in expectant and nursing mothers and also,
on the requisition of the Medical Officer of Health, the nursing of all
children in the Borough under five years of age suffering from any illness.
Patients are expected to make payment to the Association according
to their means, but no patient, on account of inability to do so, is refused
the services of a nurse. The only stipulations are that the patient must
be under medical supervision, require nursing and be unable to pay the
fees of a private nursing institution.

Two members of the Public Health Committee of the Borough Council are members of the Council of the Association.

TABLE. No.
visits.Cases.
19391498158
19401404135
19411483135
19421319167