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Shoreditch 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Nursing in the Home.
The Shoreditch and Bethnal Green District Nursing Association undertakes
home nursing in the Borough and have an agreement with the
Borough Council under which the following types of cases are nursed under
medical direction in this Borough in consideration of a payment of Is. 4d.
per visit:— (i) cases referred by M.O.H., (ii) children under 5 years of age
(the cost of these cases being chargeable to the M. & C. W. Committee),
(iii) cases of notifiable diseases.
Subjoined is a list of cases nursed under this agreement during the year 1932.
| Disease | Under 5 | Visits | Disease | Over 5 | Visits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abscess of Face | 1 | 21 | Abortion | 2 | 26 |
| Abscess of Foot | 1 | 16 | Ante-Natal | 8 | 44 |
| Abscess of Buttock | 2 | 13 | Enlarged Breasts | 1 | 3 |
| Acetonaemia | 1 | 2 | Influenza | 8 | 61 |
| Bronchitis | 12 | 85 | Influenza and Bronchitis | 3 | 17 |
| Broncho Pneumonia | 6 | 71 | Influenza and Pneumonia | 8 | 101 |
| Congenital Heart | 1 | 3 | Mammary Abscess | 7 | 100 |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | 9 | Mastitis | 7 | 121 |
| Constipation | 1 | 3 | Measles | 3 | 30 |
| Cystitis | 1 | 6 | Measles and Bronchitis | 1 | 15 |
| Discharging Ears | 6 | 117 | Measles and Pneumonia | 1 | 9 |
| Disease of Eyes | 7 | 126 | Miscarriage | 4 | 33 |
| Debility | 2 | 7 | Old Age (Supervision) | 1 | 31 |
| Dis. Umbilicus | 2 | 4 | Parturition | 6 | 105 |
| Delayed separation of cord | 1 | 9 | Pneumonia | 23 | 434 |
| Enlarged Glands | 2 | 20 | Pneumonia and Pleurisy | 1 | 26 |
| Influenza | 1 | 17 | Post Natal Pyrexia | 1 | 10 |
| Impetigo | 4 | 36 | Post Partum | 2 | 11 |
| Intestinal | 2 | 8 | Post Partum Pyrexia | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 25 | 327 | Skin Affection of Breasts | 1 | 7 |
| Measles and Bronchitis | 2 | 27 | Tuberculosis | 19 | 577 |
| Measles and Pneumonia | 11 | 178 | |||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 32 | |||
| Ottorhoea | 21 | 472 | |||
| Pemphigus | 2 | 36 | |||
| Pertussis | 2 | 31 | |||
| Pneumonia | 12 | 186 | |||
| Pyrexia | 1 | 4 | |||
| Rickets | 1 | 5 | |||
| Scalded Foot | 1 | 7 | |||
| Septic Fingers | 2 | 35 | |||
| Septic Spots | 1 | 4 | |||
| Threadworms | 58 | 447 | |||
| Tonsillitis | 1 | 10 | |||
| Tonsils and Adenoids | 60 | 232 | |||
| Ulcerated Mouth | 1 | 32 | |||
| Totals | 258 | 2,638 | Totals | 108 | 1,762 |