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Nursing Facilities.
The Council have made arrangements with the South London
District Nursing Association, of 109 Clapham Common North Side,
for the nursing of mothers and children under the powers contained
in the Maternity and Child Welfare Act of 1918, and also of patients
suffering from certain infectious illnesses. A payment of 8d. per
visit is made in respect of attendances on cases of infectious disease
as set out in the table which follows. No charge is made by the
Association for the attendance of their nurses upon mothers and
children referred to them under the Council's Maternity and Child
Welfare scheme.
During 1935 the total number of attendances made by the
nurses of the District Nursing Association in connection with cases
of infectious disease was:—

Many of these cases were referred to the Association by medical
practitioners. In addition to the cases mentioned above 1,091
visits were made by the district nurses to cases sent by the Council,
for which no charge was made.
The cost of the nursing service in 1935 was £116 12s. 8d. as
compared with £153 19s. 4d. in the previous year.