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MORTUARY KEEPER:
F. Leason.
The Medical Officer of Health* is Administrative Tuberculosis
Officer and Executive Officer under the Council's Maternity and
Child Welfare Scheme.
* Salary contributions made under the Public Health Acts.
f Salary contributions made by Exchequer Grants.
vi. Professional Nursing in the Home.
During the year nursing assistance was available in all
parts of the Borough. Such assistance is provided by four
Nursing Associations, as follows:—
Woolwich and Plumstead District Nursing Association :
All Woolwich (except North Woolwich) and Plumstead.
Silvertown and North Woolwich District Nursing Association
:
North Woolwich.
Eltham Provident Nursing Association :
All Eltham (except New Eltham).
New Eltham District Nursing Association :
New Eltham.
All these Associations insist that the patient shall be
under the care of a medical practitioner, and, in ordinary
circumstances, only nurse non-infectious cases. On the
recommendation of the Medical Officer of Health, however,
they provide nursing assistance for cases of Measles, Whooping