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PROFESSIONAL NURSING IN THE HOME.
General.—The Hammersmith District Nursing Association
provides nurses in all cases for general nursing,
upon application being made to the Nightingale Shore
Home, 10, Mall Road. Patients are expected to make
payments to the Nursing Association in accordance with
their means, but no patient is refused the services of a
nurse on account of inability to pay.
Nursing.—The arrangements made by the Borough
Council with the District Nursing Association to provide
nurses in cases of measles, ophthalmia neonatorum,
pneumonia, &c., continued throughout the year. When
necessary two or three visits are paid daily.
The Council made a .grant to the Nursing Association
of .£250 per annum, for the nursing of all cases approved
by the Medical Officer of Health.
The amount being divisible as follows:—
Maternity and Child Welfare Nursing £125
Public Health Regulations £125
Midwives.—The London County Council is the supervising
authority under this heading.
I am informed by the County Medical Officer of Health
that 80 midwives gave notice of their intention to practise
in the Borough during 1932.
Laboratory Facilities.—The chemical analysis of food
is carried out by the Public Analyst (Mr. P. A. Ellis
Richards).
The bacteriological examination of food is carried out
by Dr. Elworthy.
The work of the bacteriological laboratory consists
mainly of the examination of throat swabs for diphtheria
bacilli and the examination of sputa for tubercle bacilli.