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In the former Chelsea area, tuberculosis visitors from Brampton
Hospital visited thirteen households. In the remainder of the borough,
the Council's district health visitors made visits to 160 tuberculous
households. This gives an aggregate of 173 for the borough as a whole,
compared with 298 in 1966,
In-Service Training
This was continued throughout the year,, the subjects dealt with
being the battered baby, alcoholism, autistic children, mental disturbance,
and rehabilitation of the elderly. In addition, a special feature of
a combined talk, demonstration and film dealing with resuscitation was
organised, with the co-operation of the London Ambulance Service, and
was repeated on two occasions. Staff have also attended courses run
by the London Boroughs' Training Committee.
Students and Visitors
Madame Sunay, the wife of the President of the Republic of Turkey,
visited establishments in the department and expressed her interest in
the maternity and child welfare services. Six other visitors - five
from the USA, one from Denmark - made visits of observation to the
welfare centres and day nurseries and spent some time in the public
health nursing section.
A total of 305 students from the nurse training schools at
St. Stephen's, St. Charles's, St. Mary Abbot's and St. Mary's Hospitals
visited the department and were given insight into public health work.
Visits of observation were arranged for 113 students from
Wellgarth Training College, the Froebel Institute, North Western
Polytechnic, Queen Elizabeth College and the West London Family Service
Unit, two district nurse students, one social service student and ten
doctors taking the Diploma in Public Health.
Ten student health visitors from the North Western Polytechnic,
the Royal College of Nursing and the University of Surrey were given
practical work experience during the year under the supervision of
fieldwork instructors.
HOME NURSING
At the beginning of the year, the service was being provided by
the Kensington District Nursing Association and the Chelsea District
Nursing Association. Negotiations for the amalgamation of the two
Associations were proceeding and, from 1st April, 1967, the Kensington
District Nursing Association assumed responsibility for the home
nursing service for the whole borough. Miss E.M. Evans, S.R.N.,
S.C.M., M.T.D., was appointed Superintendent of the amalgamated
Association.
The Chelsea District Nursing Association has continued in being
to administer its funds, the income from which will be used for the
activities of the Kensington Association within the Chelsea area.
This Association has disposed of the lease of its former headquarters.
Arrangements were begun during the year to move to No. 1 Redburn Street,
S.W.3., generously offered to the Association at a peppercorn rent by
the Earl of Cadogan. This will constitute an admirable centre for
district nursing in Chelsea. The Council continues to reimburse
93% of net approved expenditure incurred in providing the service.
As a result of the amalgamation, the Supervising staff employed
at 31st December, 1967. consisted of one Superintendent and two
Assistant Superintendents as compared with two Superintendents and
one Assistant at 31st December, 1966. Other home nursing staff
employed at 31st December, 1967. were as follows:-