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Borough of Greenwich. Under the Ministry's scheme, food and
nutrients to the extent of £1,498.46 were sold from the Council's
Health Centres and included the following items:—
National Dried Milk
Cod Liver Oil
Vitamin "A" and "D" Tablets
Concentrated Orange Juice
Sales of additional proprietary foods at special prices and in
the manufacturer's "welfare" packs were running at a rate of
approximately £19,000 per annum.
Registration of Nursing Homes
In accordance with Part VI of the Public Health Act, 1936,
Part III of the Mental Health Act, 1959, and the Nursing Homes
Act, 1963, registration and inspection of nursing homes is a responsibility
of the local health authority.
As in the previous years and under existing legislation there is
only one nursing home registered within the Borough providing
accommodation for 19 persons as under and this was visited
regularly by a Medical Officer and Public Health Inspector.
Number of Beds
Nursing Home Mental Maternity Others
Lady Edith Marsh Nursing Home,
14 St. German's Place, S.E.3 — — 19
Chiropody Services
Despite a reorganisation enabling available staff and equipment to be utilised to much greater advantage, clinical chiropody
in the Borough has seen attendances fall by almost 4% to 33,648
but the number of new patients rise by 9.6% to 988.
A summary of the 1971 Report of the Council's Chief Chiropodist, Mr. K. Reeve, is given below: —
Previous Reports have referred to the local authority chiropodist and his role in maintaining the mobility of the populace
and that the degree to which this can be achieved is largely
dependent upon the staff situation. Certainly, given sufficient
staff, more persons can receive treatment at shorter intervals
—but this was not to be in 1971. Although the numbers of chiropodists began to decline, case-loads increased steadily with the
inevitable results that attendances fell during the current year.
Fortunately, the first Borough sponsored student to qualify joined