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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ealing 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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The extent of the calls made upon the service is shown in the following table:—
| 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases of Accident | 546 | 729 | 711 | 772 | 790 | 756 |
| Cases of Illness | 1,211 | 1,256 | 1,322 | 1,149 | 1,259 | 1,261 |
| Total Cases | 1,757 | 1,985 | 2,033 | 1,921 | 2,049 | 2,017 |
| Number of Journeys outside the Borough (included above) | 226 | 268 | 444 | 365 | 596 | 427 |
| Annual Mileage | 11,111 | 12,301 | 13,626 | 13,265 | 15,818 | 16,962 |
NURSING IN THE HOME.
1. General diseases.—The Greater Ealing Nursing Association
provides a most valuable service of home nursing. The staff
of seven nurses arc now accommodated in a Nurses' Home provided
by the King Edward Memorial Hospital situated at Churchfield
Road, West Ealing, and the Association is managed in close cooperation
with the Hospital Committee. During the year under
review a total of 19,577 visits were made to 926 cases who were
dealt with. A nurse is provided in the Northolt Ward by the
Northolt Nursing Association.
2. Infectious diseases.—Arrangements continue for the provision
of nursing assistance in cases of measles, whooping cough,
ophthalmia neonatorum, poliomyelitis, diarrhoea, pneumonia and
puerperal sepsis, by the district nurses in return for a contribution
from the Town Council.