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THE NINTH ANNUAL REPORT
for the
Year ending 31st December, 1938,
on the
REGISTRATION OF NURSING HOMES.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936. SECTIONS 187 TO 195.
The following information was sent to the Ministry of Health on Form Hosp. 8 :—
Table No. 60.
RETURN OF THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL DURING 1938.
Number of
Homes.
Number of patients provided for :—
Maternity patients.
Others.
Totals.
Homes first registered during the year
1
4
0
4
Homes on the register at the end of the year
7
13
23
36
Action during 1938 :—
Number of applications for registration refused :—
(i) Under proviso (a) to Section 187 (3) 0
(ii) Under proviso (b) to Section 187 (3) 0
(iii) Under proviso (c) to Section 187 (3) 0
(iv) Under proviso (d) to Section 187 (3) 0
Number of registrations cancelled under Section 188 0
Number of appeals by aggrieved persons to a Court of Summary Jurisdiction,
under Section 189 (3) 0
Number of cases in which fines were imposed 0
Number of inspections 27
Number of registered homes not inspected 0
By what Officers are the inspections made (e.g., Medical Officer of Health, Health Visitor, etc.)—
give the number of Officers of each class engaged on these duties :—
Supervisor of Midwives 1
Arrangements made for the Supervision of Maternity and other Homes
Registered under the Act.
Maternity and Nursing Homes in Willesden are visited once in every three months, for the
purpose of routine inspection. This includes inspection of the home, enquiries as to the staff, inspection
of register and report book required to be kept under the Public Health Act, 1936, and the bye-laws
made by the Council under section 190 of the Act. In addition, special visits are made to the homes for
all other conditions requiring attention.
The inspections are carried out by a qualified nurse with special experience in midwifery.
She is directly responsible to the Medical Officer of Health in giving reports as to the condition of
the homes and for receiving instructions.
The keepers of Maternity or Nursing Homes are required under the Public Health Act, 1936,
to send particulars to the Local Authority of any child under the age of 9 years received into the
homes, both at the time of reception and of removal, unless the child is accompanied by a parent or
guardian.
Arrangements made for the Discovery of Unregistered Homes.
1. Birth Notification Cards are noted so that a check is kept on the addresses at which the
births take place.
2. Instruction is given to the Health Visitors to be on the alert for unregistered homes.
3. Local newspapers and nursing papers are scanned to ascertain if advertisements, of
unregistered homes, are inserted.
4. General care is exercised by the staff to seek out any information pertaining to unregistered
homes.