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SERVICE FOR INCOTINENT PERSONS
Section 122 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, enables a
sanitary authority, on a report from the Medical Officer of Health,
to cleanse or destroy any filthy or verminous articles within its
district.
As one of the greatest problems of the home nursing of aged and
incontinent persons is the cleansing of their bed clothing and personal
linen it was decided to start a scheme under the provisions of
Section 122 whereby this work could be carried out at the Disinfecting
Station by the Disinfecting Superintendent and his staff. It was
arranged that the District Nursing Association, who supply extra bed
linen when needed, should notify the Department whenever they had a
suitable case, and the linen of the person would then be collected
and delivered twice weekly, depending on the case, not all cases requiring
a twice-weekly service.
This scheme, which came into operation in March, has been a great
success and has been deeply appreciated, particularly by the relatives
of the old people on whom the burden of nursing falls.