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ACCIDENTS DUE TO TRAFFIC.
Information with regard to street accidents has been obtained
from the reports which are sent by the Commissioner of Police to
the Borough Surveyor. During 1937, there were 132 accidents in
the High Road and 133 elsewhere in Wood Green involving personal
injury, and the use of a motor ambulance was required on 215
occasions as compared with 195 in 1936.
GENERAL PROVISION FOR HEALTH SERVICES
FOR THE AREA.
Professional Nursing in the Home.
(a) General.
The Wood Green Nursing Association which is affiliated to the
Queen's Institute of Nursing, provides a home nursing service for
sick persons in the Borough who are under the care of medical
practitioners. The services of the two nurses provided by the
Association are much in request by the members, and I am glad to
know that slow if steady progress is being made in extending the
work of the Association.
(b) Infectious Diseases.
It is part of the duty of Health Visitors to visit cases of
ophthalmia neonatorum, measles, whooping cough or pneumonia
occurring in young children in their areas.
By arrangement with the Nursing Association, notified cases
of pneumonia are visited by the District Nurses and nursing
assistance is supplied whenever asked for.
Midwives.
During the year nine midwives residing in the Borough notified
their intention to practise in Wood Green. Until practically the
end of the year there were no municipal midwives practising