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Scheme was inaugurated. The Council, therefore, made a formal
resolution, " To enable payment to be made to the several district
nursing associations for all cases nursed which in the opinion of
the Medical Officer of Health can properly be included in either
the Lambeth Nursing (Infectious Diseases) Scheme or the Lambeth
Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme and are certified to that
effect by him."
The number of visits paid to children under five years of age
was 5,613, and to persons over five years was 1,579. A flat rate
of Is. 3d. per visit is paid for all cases nursed.
Midwives.
There are some 60 to 70 midwives practising in the area, but the
exact number is not known, as they are supervised by the County
Council and are not registered as practising in any sub-divisions
of the county area.
The domiciliary midwifery scheme of the County Council under
the Midwives Act, 1936, has worked in close co-operation with the
welfare scheme of the Borough Council and, owing to the good
sense of all concerned no contretemps has arisen in the course of
the first year's working. There has naturally been a marked
increase in the number of reports and in the correspondence
between the Public Health Department, the welfare centres, the
midwives and the County Council, but these have been reduced to
the minimum.
Hospitals
The following hospitals are situated within the district and offer
accommodation to the inhabitants as well as to large numbers
domiciled in other areas.