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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE BOROUGH.
Nursing in the Home.
General Nursing.
The local District Nursing Association provides three nurses in the
district for the home nursing of cases of ordinary sickness and accidents.
During 1936, 402 patients were treated and the total number of visits
made by the nurses was 10,368. A certain number of these patients were
referred to the Nursing Association from the Maternity and Child Welfare
Clinics.
The Council makes a monetary grant towards the service generally, and
a specific grant per visit to toddlers treated under the Maternity and Child
Welfare scheme.
Infectious Disease (Measles).
The Health Visitors act if need be as nurses in the case of Measles
outbreaks. No call was made on their services during the year.
Clinics and Treatment Centres.
Table No. 9 shows the services provided in the district.
A report on the first nine months' work in the diphtheria prevention
clinic is given on page 62.
First Aid Dressing Station and Medical Comforts Depot.
These Departments of honorary public service, organised by the
St. John's Ambulance Brigade, were started in 1928. The men of the 55th
Division, No. 1 District, are detailed for rotation duty, and a great deal of
praiseworthy work continues to be done.
The Medical Comforts Depot, in charge of Nursing Sisters (55th Division
Nursing) is open daily from 7.30 to 8.30 p.m., for the issue of all nursing
requisites for the sick on presentation of a voucher signed by a District Nurse,
a Certified Midwife, or a Medical Practitioner. A small charge is made for the
loan of articles, and such money is used towards replacements.
The Council makes monetary grants towards these services.
Laboratory Work.
There has been no change in the arrangements for laboratory work since
my last report.
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