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Professional Nursing in the Home.
(a) General.
Three nurse-midwives are maintained by the Dagenham
District Nursing Association. Grants are paid to the Assoiciation
by the Essex County Council in rcspect of Maternity,
School work and Tuberculosis nursing.
The Local Authority use their services for the home nursing
of such cases as Puerperal Fever, Ophthalmia, Pemphigus, etc
For this purpose an extra nurse is usually engaged.
(b) For Infectious Diseases.
The same arrangement continues as to the home visiti
of Scarlet Fever cases by the Health Visitors.
Home Helps arc provided in cases of domestic difficult
arising out of the home treatment of these cases.
Midwives.
There are no midwives in the district employed by the
Local Authority. At the. At end of the year there were 19 midwives
living in the district whose practices were confined almost
entirely to this area.
In addition, three midwives live on the boundaries of the
district and have some cases here.
Legislation in Force.
The following bye-laws were made by the Romford Rural
District Council and have been taken over by the Dogenham
Urban District Council.
Date of Confirmation
Cleansing of Footpaths January, 1885
Removal of House Refuse January, 1885
Cleansing of Earth Closets, etc January,1885
Common Lodging Houses December, 1901
Nuisances May, 1902
Houses Let in Lodgings June, 1902
Tents, Vans, Sheds, etc March, 1908