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promptly the existence of any unregistered Nursing Homes
and suggested that Local Authorities should take steps to
secure co-operation of medical practitioners. Local
practitioners were advised as to the terms of the circular,
hut there is no reason to suppose that premises are being
illegally used as nursing homes in this area, as the supervision
exercised by the Department has been particularly
vigilant.
The Assistant Medical Officer of Health inspects each
registered nursing home once a quarter.
Bye-laws were adopted in 1928 which prescribe the
register of particulars to be kept; type of case records;
receipt books, and requires notifications relative to deaths
and infectious disease.
Since the inception of the Act no flagrant breach of
the law has been reported in the area, and at all times
nursing home keepers have shown an admirable spirit of
co-operation in conforming to legal requirements, and in
carrying out improvements for the betterment of the
hygienic conditions of their premises.
One new nursing home was registered in 1936, making
in all 11 nursing homes on the register, of which six are
classified as maternity institutions whilst the remainder
take general nursing cases.
The following table gives particulars of maternity and
nursing homes registered by the Local authority, and for
convenience of tabulation I have included details of the
larger hospitals which are exempt from registration under
the provisions of the Act