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merging of these associations into the Harrow, Wealdstone and
Harrow Weald Association, a Nurses' Home being opened in
February at 17, Hindes Road. The staff now consists of five nurses
working under a superintendent.
During the first year the nurses paid 19,703 nursing visits,
and also carried out 2,705 visits under the maternity and child
welfare services of the Harrow-on-the Hill Council.
The Association has a Provident Scheme which entitles families
to free nursing for the husband and wife and children under 16,
open to all whose incomes are within the National Health Insurance
limit, for 5s. a year.
(b) Nursing of Cases of Infectious Diseases.
The former Wealdstone Urban District Council employed a
nurse to carry out a modification of the Milne treatment to cases
of scarlet fever who remained at home. As from October this
practice has been discontinued, the nurse now being engaged in
advising those home treated cases in such matters as sick nursing
and, particularly, concurrent disinfection.
Midwives.
There are no midwives in the district directly employed by
the local authority, though arrangements are in force under which
the midwife is paid by the Council her fees for attendance on necessitous
patients. At the end of the year there were 28 midwives
practising in the district.
Laboratory Facilities.
Examination of clinical material is undertaken at the Laboratories
of the Clinical Research Association. During the year 987
swabs were examined for the diphtheria bacillus, and 78 for
hæmolytic streptococci, 119 samples of sputum for the tubercle
bacillus, and 22 other samples for various purposes. The same
laboratory also undertakes the bacteriological examination of
milk, of which 48 samples were examined during the year.
Legislation in Force.
The following is a summary of the various adoptive Acts in
operation in the three former districts:—
Infectious Disease (Prevention) Act, 1890: In all three districts.
Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890: Parts II and III in
Harrow-on-the-Hill; Part III in Wealdstone; and the
following sections of Part III in Hendon Rural: 16-19, 21,
25, 26 (2), 28, 32, 33, 47, and 49.