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Nursing in the Home—Wembley and Kingsbury District
Nursing Associations.
The Associations have supplied the following figures relating
to their work during the year:—
Wembley District Nursing Association.
Cases. Visits.
Medical 967
Surgical 208
General nursing 22,229
Maternity 149 3,329
Midwifery 167 3,344
Ante-natal 311 3,668
Children under 5 24 113
Children over 5 53 460
Kingsbury District Nursing Association.
Cases. Visits.
Medical 166 1,949
Surgical 49 3,014
Maternity 64 1,403
. Midwifery 153 3,541
Ante-natal 250 1,709
Children under 5 81 721
Children over 5 18 80
These Associations provide a service of the greatest value to
the public health of the Borough, and the Council continue to
show the keenest interest in their work, contributing materially
to their funds—
£1,342 3s. 10d. to the Wembley District Nursing Association.
805 6s. 3d. to the Kingsbury „ „
(D.) NATIONAL HEALTH SERV ICE — MINISTRY
OF HEALTH COMMAND PAPER 6502.
A report was submitted to the Public Health and Maternity
and Child Welfare Committees in April. Part 1 of this statement
was factual. In Part 2 some general observations were
made, and in Part 3 reference was made to points which seemed
to have relation to the present health services of the Council.
General Observations.
While the Paper is entitled "A National Health Service," the
plan is limited to personal health (or clinical medicine). The
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