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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Woolwich 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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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.
For nursing assistance the .Borough Council pay, in necessitous cases, in accordance with the following schedule :—
| Disease. | Rate of Payment. |
|---|---|
| Measles | Is. per visit for one case ; 6d. per visit, per case, for more than one case in the house at the same time. |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | |
| Zymotic Enteritis | |
| Whooping Cough | |
| Poliomyelitis |