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(f) To administer the midwives' hostel attached to Scholefield Road day nursery.
(g) To pay fees equal to those presented for similar services in the Medical
Practitioners' (Fees) Regulations 1948, as amended from time to time, to medical
practitioners who are called in by booked patients or their relatives to give medical
aid when one of the domiciliary midwives of the Council is not available.
5. Nursing homes
To deal administratively with routine matters arising from the supervision of
nursing homes, subject to report to committee when any amendment of the certificate
of registration is required or where there is serious infringements of the Acts.
6. Vaccination and immunisation
(a) To arrange for the payment of fees to general practitioners in accordance
with conditions laid down by the Minister of Health.
(b) To make emergency provision as required for vaccination and immunisation,
including the emergency scheme for oral poliomyelitis vaccination.
(c) To undertake the scheme for B.C.G. vaccination of school pupils against
tuberculosis, and associated epidemiological advice and investigations.
7. Tuberculosis
(a) To arrange for the boarding out of child tuberculosis contacts at maintenance
rates agreed in consultation with the Borough Treasurer and subject to voluntary contributions
from the parents.
(b) To authorise the supply of extra nourishment (e.g. milk, eggs and butter) to
persons recommended by the chest physicians, subject to assessed charges (section 17
below).
(c) To arrange for maintenance during rehabilitation at voluntary village settlements
at rates agreed in consultation with the Borough Treasurer and free of charge
to the recipients.
(d) To arrange payments to hospital authorities in accordance with existing
financial arrangements.
(e) To arrange recuperative holidays .
(f) To regulate admissions from Islington and other boroughs to Cromwell Lodge
Hostel Hornsey, subject to charges to patients on an assessed scale (section 17
below).
(g) To make an additional allowance for extra fare at Christmas for the residents,
and to incur expenditure on Christmas decorations, at the Hostel.
8. Recuperative holidays
(a) To arrange recuperative holidays for persons on medical grounds in accordance
with sections 22 and 28 of the National Health Service Act, 1946, subject to the
appropriate charges (section 17 below) and to school pupils under the Education Act.
free of charge.
(b) In consultation with the Borough Treasurer to pay maintenance rates for
accommodation used for recuperative holidays.
9. Home help service
(a) To provide domestic help in the following categories - ordinary home help;
morning and evening help; night help; child help; special help for problem families.
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