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St Pancras 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Professional Nursing in Necessitous Homes.
This is provided by the staff of the following three District Nursing Associations:—
Hampstead District Nursing Association, 3, Pond Street, N.W.3.
Metropolitan District Nursing Association, 31, Bedford Place, Bloomsbury Square,
W.C.1.
North London (Islington) Nursing Association, 6 and 7, Canonbury Place, N.l.
The Borough Council has an arrangement with these 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.
Arrangements are also in force with the Metropolitan District Nursing Association, for
the home nursing of cases of Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
Payment for this nursing is included in the following block grants made by the Council:—
| District Nursing Association | Under the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme | Under the Influenzal Pneumonia Regulations | Total Block Grant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | £ | s. | £ | |
| Hampstead | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| Metropolitan | 187 | 10 | 62 | 10 | 250 |
| North London | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| Totals | 222 | 10 | 82 | 10 | 305 |
The following table gives the number of cases and the number of visits during the past year:—
| District Nursing Association | No. of Cases | No. of Visits |
|---|---|---|
| Hampstead | 71 | 737 |
| Metropolitan | 117 | 1,105 |
| North London | 27 | 290 |
| Totals | 215 | 2,132 |
Midwifery Grants.
By arrangement with University College Hospital assistance is accorded to the hospital
where a St. Pancras mother is accepted for her confinement and is unable to pay the sum of
£3 per week. This assistance is a maximum of £1 per patient admitted to the hospital, and is
granted only in approved necessitous cases. During 1947 there were 40 cases.
An agreed sum of £7 7s. per call is also paid to this hospital in respect of the use of an
Emergency Obstetric Unit which was called upon on four occasions during the year.