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5. CAUSES OF SICKNESS.
No special causes of sickness fall to be discussed.
6. SUMMARY (FOR REFERENCE) OF NURSING ARRANGEMENTS,
HOSPITALS, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS
AVAILABLE FOR THE DISTRICT.
(a) Nursing in the Home.
(i) The Plaistow Maternity Charity provide a staff of nurses,
who attend at the homes of the sick once or twice a
day, carry out such skilled nursing as is required,
and offer instructions where advisable in hygienic
heme practices in relation to the sick.
(ii) For infectious diseases. In the event of an epidemic,
the Council can provide nurses for such cases as ma\
require to be nursed in their own homes. Of late year*
this has not been necessary. No other provision of
home nursing is carried out by the Department, but
Health Visitors and School Nurses regularly advise
parents as to the nursing and general care of children
(b) District Midwifery Provision.
By agreement dated January 1st, 1924 with the Plaistow
Maternity Charity, the Council annually subsidise the
Charity on any deficit from £300 in respect of '$0
District Midwifery cases attended b\' the Charity
reckoned at the rate of /I per case.
The takings of the Charity for the financial year endw
31st March, 1927, amounted to £230, leaving a balance
due to the charity from the Council of £70, such sum
ranking for grant. The number of cases attended
233, but in three instances it was impossible to col!*t
the fees.