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Nursing Arrangements.
Nursing arrangements have been made with the Metropolitan Nursing Association
of 31, Bedford Place, W.G.1, for the nursing, when required, of necessitous
cases of measles, whooping cough, ophthalmia, neonatorum, pemphigus neonatorum,
epidemic diarrhoea, pneumonia, encephalitis lethargica, tuberculosis,
maternity (including complications after confinements), puerperal fever and
puerperal pyrexia.
In cases of tuberculosis nursing is restricted to patients recommended for
such services by the Tuberculosis Officer.
Nursing in necessitous maternity cases is subject to the approval of the
Maternity and Child Welfare Assistance Sub-Committee. In these cases and those
relating to puerperal fever and puerperal pyrexia, it is expected that the patients
or their relatives will contribute towards the cost in accordance with their means.
The services of the nurses were used as follows in 1926:—
Deficient Lactation 25 Cases 308 Visits.
Complications after Pregnancy 2 „ 55 „
Measles 2 „ 20 „
Whooping Cough 1 Case 51 „
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 2 Cases 30 „
Pneumonia 6 „ 103 „
Influenza 1 Case 8 „
Tuberculosis 6 Cases 202 „
Total 45 Cases 777 Visits.
Widows', Orphans' and Old And Contributory Pensions Act, 1925.
No case was referred to the Council for enquiry under the above Act during the
past year.
Health and Baby Week, 1927.
The observation of Health and Baby Week during the first week in October
in 1927 was limited to co-operation with the School Organisation and a special
session for mothers attending the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.
Co-operation with Schools.—The School Organisation in the Borough
co-operated as in previous years by arranging for health lessons to be given and
for a series of health questions to be submitted to the children during health week.
The questions were prepared in the Public Health Department. The best three
6ets of answers in each school department were selected by the head teacher for
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