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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 1038 the total number of visits made by the nurses was 7,520.
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. 0 shows the services provided in the district.
A report on the work in the diphtheria prevention clinic is given on
page 56.
First Aid Dressing Station and Medical Comforts Depot.
These Departments of honorary public service, organised by the St. John
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 these services.
The Council makes monetary grants towards these services.
Laboratory Work.
There has been no change in the arrangements for laboratory work since
the last report.
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