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St Pancras 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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They are provided chiefly by voluntary effort, and no grant is made by the Borough
Council The work is valuable and an increase in the use of this accommodation is
desirable.
Name and Situation. Accommodation. Average daily attendance.
Somers Town Nursery School, 18, Crowndale Road 48 35
Jellicoe Nursery School, 6a, Rochford Street 52 46
Mary Ward Nursery School, 16, Burton Street 30 19
St. Christopher's Nursery School, Bridgewater Street 45 23
Buck Street Nursery School 40 34
It is regretted that it was found necessary to close the Magdalen Mission Nursery
School, 5, Clarendon Street, after ten years' service to the community.
Professional Nursing in Necessitous Homes.
This is now provided by the staff of the three following District Nursing Associations:—
Hampstead, Metropolitan and North London. (For addresses tee page 22.)
The Borough Council has an arrangement with all the above Associations for the Home
Nursing, at the request of the medical practitioner in attendance, of cases of Measles,
Whooping Cough, Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Pemphigus Neonatorum, Infective Enteritis,
Acute Primary and Acute Influenzal Pneumonia.
Of these Associations, only the Metropolitan District Nursing Association, whose local headquarters are at 14, Oakley Square, undertake the home nursing of cases of Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia. Payment for this nursing is included in the block grant. The block grants made by the Council are as follows:—
| District Nursing Association. | Under the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme. | Under the Influenzal Pneumonia Regulations. | Total Block Graut. |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Hampstead | 20 | 10 | 30 |
| Metropolitan | 187 10s. | 62 10s. | 250 |
| North London | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| Totals | 222 10s. | 82 10s. | 305 |
The following table gives the number of cases and number of visits during the past
year
| District Nursing Association. | No, of cases. | No. of visits. | Average No. of visits per case. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan | 110 | 1660 | 15.1 |
| Hampstead | 123 | 2087 | 16.9 |
| North London | 50 | 337 | 6.7 |
| Totals | 283 | 4084 | 14.4 |