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cases of ophthalmia neonatorum, and cases of measles, whooping-cough,
diarrhoea and poliomyelitis in children under five years of age are
included in the services provided for under the scheme.
No visits were paid by the Nursing Associations' nurses in respect
of cases in the above-mentioned categories during 1937.
(b) Nursing of general medical and surgical cases.
In addition to the payment of £40 referred to above as a contribution
authorised under the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme, the
Council made a further contribution of £80 towards the expenses of
the two District Nursing Associations (£40 to each Association).
In connection with nursing of general medical and surgical
cases, other than those specifically provided for maternity and child
welfare purposes, the number of home-visits made by the two District
Nursing Associations' nurses respectively were as under:—
Barnes District Nursing Association, 6,175 home-visits (66 being to cases of
pneumonia and 56 to cases of influenza).
Mortlake District Nursing Association, 8,567 home-visits (14 being to a
case of pneumonia and 5 to a case of influenza).
(B) Barnes and Mortlake Day Nursery.
During the year the Council made a contribution of £357 towards
the expenses of the Barnes and Mortlake Day Nursery in accordance
with the Scheme made, for the provision of Maternity and Child
Welfare Services, under Sec. 101 of the Local Government Act.
In accordance with the Council's Scheme the provision of this
service is made for children for whom adequate care cannot be
provided in their own homes by reason of the unavoidable absence
of the mothers at work, or other cause which necessarily prevents
adequate care being provided at home; if the accommodation available
cannot be filled with children whose mothers go out to work any
vacancies should go to children requiring care and supervision owing
to unsatisfactory home conditions.
The number of attendances made by children during 1937 were
as follows:—Whole-day attendances 4,615; half-day attendances 73.
Notices were received in respect of 24 infants and young children
newly admitted during the year; of these 12 had ceased to attend
the Nursery before the end of the year.