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This service continued to be carried out by the Croydon
District Nursing Association, acting as agents for the Corporation.
When the voluntary association was first established, the work
covered was but a fraction of the duties performed at present.
Nevertheless, before 1948, the Association had an office in
Katharine Street, in addition to the hostel and district room
in Chepstow Road. This division of administration from the actual
allocation of work to the nurses impeded efficiency, and was
emphasised by the steady growth in the demands made upon the
service. The urgent need to provide adequate premises led the
Association to ask the Corporation to make available to them an
appropriate building. Plans were drawn up during 1954 for a new
administrative centre and to provide hostel accommodation for a
small percentage of the permanent staff who wish to be resident
and for the six student nurses who are normally being trained in
District Nursing work at any one time. It is hoped that the
accommodation will be provided in the near future.
I am indebted to the Superintendent of the Croydon District
Nursing Association, Miss J.C. Dickinson, for the following
information regarding the work carried out during the year under
review:-
Staff at 31.12.54
Superintendent
3 Assistant Superintendents
29 whole time Nurses (including 3 males)
8 Queen's Students
Summary of work carried out during the year under review:-
Patients remaining on books from 1953 729
New patients 5,239
Total 5,968
New Patients
Medical 2,390
Surgical 2,739
Gynaecological 68
Obstetric 21
Maternity 21
Total 5,239