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Fulham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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NURSING IN THE HOME.
Certain types of cases requiring home nursing treatment are visited on behalf of the
Council by the Fulham District Nursing Association, at a cost of one shilling per visit. A
table showing the number and type of visits paid is given below.
The District Nursing Association employs twelve full-time nurses, and besides nursing
cases in their own homes, provides attendance and home visits in connection with the School
Treatment Centres at Bagley's Lane and Bishop Creighton House. A treatment room is also
available at the headquarters of the local Association.
TABLE 8. HOME NURSING BY THE DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION ON BEHALF OP THE FULHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL.
| Jan. to Mar. | April to June | July to Sept. | Oct. to Dec. | TOTALS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | 1 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 36 |
| Mammary Abcess and Inflamed Breasts | 5 | 128 | 9 | 81 | 5 | 50 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 299 |
| Ante Natal | 13 | 120 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 211 |
| Discharging Eyes | 11 | 168 | 15 | 108 | 11 | 161 | 18 | 260 | 55 | 697 |
| Mastisis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 46 | 2 | 46 |
| Wet Cord | - | - | 8 | 52 | 11 | 78 | 11 | 85 | 30 | 215 |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 213 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 126 | 26 | 393 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 16 | 274 | 7 | 107 | - | - | 7 | 101 | 30 | 482 |
| Influenza | 4 | 53 | 10 | 74 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 70 | 25 | 219 |
| Mumps | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| Septic Spots | - | - | 2 | 9 | - | - | 2 | 17 | 4 | 26 |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | 2 | 42 | 3 | 50 | |
| Constipation | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 35 |
| Septic Cord | 1 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 51 |
| Chicken Pox | 1 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 12 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| Debility | 1 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| Worms | - | - | 3 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 8 | 63 |
| Adenitis | - | - | 2 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 15 |
| Conjunctivitis | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
| Post Vaccination | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Thrush | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 56 | 15 | 78 |
| Sore Buttocks | - | - | - | - | 1 | 23 | 4 | 37 | 5 | 60 |
| Post Parturition | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| Hernia | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Inflamed Eyes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| Burns | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 23 | 3 | 23 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 70 | 1,078 | 70 | 565 | 46 | 485 | 106 | 1,017 | 292 | 3,145 |
A fee of 1s. per visit was paid by the Borough Council to the Association for the above-mentioned
cases.