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2. Nursing in the Home.
(a) General.—The Essex County Nursing Association provides a
Nurses' Home in your Borough and four nurses who are mainly
occupied in midwifery practice. The work done in 1930 is reviewed
in the Maternity and Child Welfare section of the report on page 107.
As a rule the nurses do not attend cases of Infectious Disease.
(b) Infectious Diseases.—No home nursing is provided by your
Council, but a whole-time Infectious Disease Nurse supervises all
home-nursed cases of notifiable infectious disease and the School
Nurses visit all cases of non-notifiable infectious diseases of school
age.
3. Midwives.—During 1930, 15 Midwives practised in the area.
Your Council took over the duties of Local Supervising Authority
from the Essex County Council on the 1st April, 1931.
4. National Health Insurance.—Your Council does not
administer any part of this Scheme.
5. Public Assistance.—Out-relief and institutional treatment
is provided by the Essex County Council. Mr. Pegram, Clerk to
the Essex County Council South-west Area Guardians Committee,
kindly states that the amount of relief provided in Walthamstow
during the year ended 31st March, 1931, was £29,175 1s. 9d. The
average weekly number in receipt of relief was: Men, 374; Women,
773; Children, 591. Total, 1,738.
6. Laboratory Facilities.—These facilities are detailed under
the Infectious Diseases section of the report on pages 51 and 81 .
7. Legislation in Force.
The Infectious Disease (Notification) Act,
1889 24th January, 1890.
The Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act,
1890, Parts II, III and V 4th November, 1890.
The Infectious Disease (Prevention) Act,
1890 4th November, 1890.
The Public Libraries Act, 1892 26th February, 1892.
Baths and Washhouses Act, 1846, and the
Amending Acts 25th November, 1892.
The Burials Acts, 1852 to 1885 27th December, 1895.
The Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act,
1907, Parts II, IV, V, VI, and X 29th November, 1907.
The Public Health Act, 1925, Parts II, III,
IV and V 18th December, 1925.