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National Dried Milk 111,470
Cod Liver Oil 27,077
Vitamins A and D (for Expectant
Mothers) 13,523
Orange Juice 199,582
HOME NURSING
This service is carried out by the Croydon District Nursing
Association, which is affiliated to the Queen' s Institute for
District Nursing, acting as Agents of the Corporation. The urgent
need to provide a proper administrative centre for this service
was recognised by the Ministry of Health authorising loan sanction
for a new building for this purpose. It will be attached to an
existing Corporation property, which is to be adapted to provide
accommodation for six student District Nurses.
The Association have resolved that their present hostel, which
could not be adapted to provide accommodation for administrative
purposes will be converted into self-contained flats to be rented
to members of the Nursing Service. It is hoped that the new
buildings will be ready towards the end of 1957.
The patients treated during the year increased in number as
did the actual visits carried out. No alterations were made in
arrangements for nursing children under five years of age and
the number of visits for this purpose diminished in comparison
with last year.
The new work of rehabilitation of immobile patients began in
March. This is carried out by a State Enrolled Assistant Nurse,
following instruction given in the Geriatric Unit of Queen's
Hospital. Three previously immobile patients are now walking and
no longer receiving nursing attention. Four more are improving
and cessation of nursing attention is anticipated in the near
future. Two patients died from second " strokes " . All the patients
were cases of cerebral haemorrhage. This work does take much time
both in nursing and travelling, so that five is the maximum number
of patients visited during one day. The importance of keeping
these patients mobile is not only for their own happiness, but
eliminates the heavy burden which otherwise falls on those concerned
with their care. When not fully occupied on these duties,
the Nurse assists with ordinary work.
The usual statistical tables are shown in the Appendix, page
106.