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Carshalton 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Section B- Health Services.
Nursing in the Home.
Home nursing is provided by two Voluntary Associations, to
whose funds the Council make an annual contribution in respect of
nursing facilities for cases referred from the public services.
The Carshalton District Nursing Association covers the greater
part of the urban district, i.e., all but that portion of the St. Helier
Estate, lying to the north of the Sutton by-pass. The nursing staff
consists of eight, four whom are midwives included in the County Council's domiciliary midwifery scheme
The following information in respect of the work of this Association during 1947 is supplied by courtesy of the Honorary Secretary:—
| Cases Attended. | Visits Paid. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 684 | General | 8,056 |
| Maternity | 80 | Maternity | 1,378 |
| Midwifery | 88 | Midwifery | 1,863 |
| Casual | 263 | ||
| Ante-natal | 885 | ||
| Post-natal | 114 | ||
| Clinics | 196 | ||
| 852 | 12,755 | ||
That portion of the St. Helier Estate in Carshalton, lying to the
north of the Sutton by-pass is served by the St. Helier District Nursing
Association, whose activities cover the Morden section of the St. Helier
Estate. One nurse is employed for general nursing and no midwifery is undertaken.
T he nursing carried out in the Carshalton district by this Association during the year is indicated by the following figures kindly supplied by the Honorary Secretary:—
| Cases. | Visits. | |
|---|---|---|
| Children under 5 years | 1 | |
| General | 37 | 779 |
| Clinics | - | 49 |
| 38 | 833 |
The nurses of both Associations attend the Council's Clinics.
Laboratory Facilities.
The facilities in use were the same as in the year before, namely:—
Clinical material in connection with infectious disease,
puerperal pyrexia and tuberculosis was submitted for examination
to the Emergency Public Health Laboratory, St. Helier Hospital,
and the Sutton and Cheam Hospital Laboratory.
Food and Drugs and water samples were examined by Mr.
D. D. Moir, the Council's Public Analyst, whose laboratory is at
16, South wark Street, London, S.E.I.
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