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GENERAL PROVISIONS OF HEALTH SERVICES
IN THE AREA.
Nursing in the Home.
The number of visits paid to children under five years of age
was 4,403, and to persons over five years of age, 1,671. The
increase in salary of district nurses following the report of the
Rushcliffe Committee has been met in so far as the Borough Council
is concerned by an increase in the flat payment to 2s. 2d. per visit
to all cases. This rate is paid for each visit of a district nurse from
all the seven district nursing associations working in the area.
The cases nursed are all those including sufferers from Tuberculosis
requiring skilled nursing which in the opinion of the
Medical Officer of Health can properly be regarded as coming
within the scope of the Lambeth nursing (infectious disease) scheme
or the Lambeth maternity and child welfare scheme.
Welfare Centres.
Total individual cases dealt with 15,650 (16,350)
„ sessions held 2,552 ( 2,573)
„ ante-natal cases 3,059 ( 3,235)
„ post-natal cases 718 ( 890)
,, nursing mothers 3,281 ( 3,402)
„ infants under 1 4,630 ( 4,797)
„ children 1-5 4,063 ( 4,114)
Visits paid to A/N cases 7,20
„ „ P/N cases 2,822 ( 2,857)
,, „ nursing mothers 19,146 (22,225)
„ „ infants under 1 19,232 (21,267)
„ „ children 1-5 37,097 (41,752)
The renewal of enemy action caused much disturbance among
the families with young children. The more fortunate were able to
get out of London, but more remained behind to find their homes
lost or damaged. It is natural, therefore, to find that the numbers
attending the welfare centres are less than in the previous year.
The Brixton Welfare Centre premises were destroyed, fortunately
after hours without loss of life, and the centre found refuge in the
crypt of St. Matthew's Church until other temporary