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(2) Infectious Disease.—For a yearly grant by the Town
Council to the funds of the Nursing Association the nurses are
expected to nurse children under five years of age suffering from
ophthalmia neonatorum, measles, whooping cough, poliomyelitis
and diarrhoea.
(3) Midwives.—In the Borough there are in practice 31 midwives,
seven of whom are in the Maternity Hospital. The supervision
of midwives comes within the province of the Middlesex
County Council.
The Town Council, in its scheme of Maternity and Child
Welfare does not employ any particular midwife when supplying
maternity aid for women in necessitous circumstances. The
midwife nearest the patient's residence is engaged and paid by the
Council. As the work of all the midwives in the district has been
found to be very satisfactory there is no difficulty in engaging
any one of them with confidence.
Legislation in Force.
In the following list are noted all the Local Acts, Adoptive
Acts, Byelaws, and Regulations in force in the Borough:-
The Ealing Corporation Act, 1905, confers additional powers
on the Council with respect to certain sanitary matters, the provision
of dustbins, the drainage of houses by combined operation, etc.
Adoptive Acts.
Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act, 1890.
20th November, 1890
Infectious Disease (Prevention) Act, 1890.
18th December, 1890
Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act, 1907.
21st December, 1908
Notification of Births Act, 1907. 9th May, 1912
Public Health Act, 1925. Parts II, III, IV and V.
Byelaws, with date of making, with respect to:-
(1) Prevention of nuisances arising from sewage, filth, etc.,
keeping of animals, and (2) Cleansing of earth closets, privies,
ashpits and cesspools, October 15th, 1880.
Common Lodging Houses, February 4th, 1881.