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Woolwich 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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ii. 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.
Silvert own 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 cough, zymotic enteritis, ophthalmia
neonatorum, pneumonia, anterior poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, puerperal fever and
For nursing assistance the Borough Council pay, in necessitous cases, in accordance with the following schedule:—
| Disease. | Rate of Payment. |
|---|---|
| Measles | Is. Od. 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 | |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 1s. 3d. per visit. |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | |
| Puerperal Fever | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | |
| Tuberculosis |
iii. Midwives.
There are no whole-time midwives employed by the Council. By the courtesy
of the County Medical Officer of Health I have been able to ascertain that 51 midwives
gave notice during the year of their intention to practise in the Borough.
iv. Laboratory Facilities.
The bacteriological work of the Council rendered necessary by investigations
o infectious diseases, food poisoning, and water control in the Councils