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Deptford 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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Nursing in the Home.
The following District Nursing Associations undertake the nursing
of necessitous cases in their homes :—
The Queen's Nurses (part of Canterbury Ward).
St. John's Nurses (Parish of St. Paul with St. Mark).
The Ranyard Nurses (the remainder of the Borough).
The work is carried out in close co-operation with the Health
Services of the Council, particularly in regard to the work of the
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres and the Tuberculosis Dispensary.
Nursing is undertaken on behalf of the Borough Council of children up
to the age of five years suffering from measles, whooping cough,
diarrhœa, poliomyelitis and ophthalmia neonatorum. During epidemic
periods, pneumonia and influenzal pneumonia (all ages) are included.
Payment is made by the Borough Council at the rate of 1s. 3d. per
nursing visit.
The following is a summary of the cases visited on behalf of the Borough Council by members of the District Nursing Associations:—
| Condition. | Children under 5 years | Others | Total cases nursed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | ||
| Measles | 1 | 13 | l | ||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 96 | 5 | ||
| Pneumonia | 10 | 153 | l | 26 | 11 |
| Thread Worms | 2 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Conjunctivitis | 4 | 47 | 4 | ||
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Ear trouble | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Whooping cough | 2 | 72 | 2 | ||
| Tonsillitis | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Impetigo | 2 | 41 | 2 | ||
| Post Natal Complications | 8 | 207 | 8 | ||
| Bronchitis | 5 | 65 | 5 | ||
| Pemphigus Neonatorim | 3 | 55 | 3 | ||
| High Temperature | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Eczema | 1 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Swollen Glands | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Septic Knee | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 41 | 639 | 9 | 233 | 50 | |