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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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In order to facilitate reference, however, a table is given here to show the extent to which the services of the nurses employed by the Hackney District Nursing Association have been utilised during the past year under the Council's maternity and child welfare scheme:—
| Disease. | No. of Cases Nursed. | No. of Visits Paid. |
|---|---|---|
| Infantile Diarrhoea | ||
| Maternity Nursing | ||
| Measles | ||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ||
| Pneumonia | ||
| Polio-myelitis | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | ||
| Other ailments | ||
| Totals |
The number of visits paid by the nurses of the Association
under this scheme during the past five years was 20,718.
PROVISION OF MILK AND OTHER FOODS TO
NECESSITOUS MOTHERS AND CHILDREN.
In the consideration of applications received under the Council's
scheme for the provision of cow's milk and dried milk to necessitous
mothers and children, free of cost or at a reduced price, every source
of income, including assistance received from the Local Public
Assistance Committee, is taken into account. Health Visitors'
reports are obtained in every case with a view to securing verification
of the statements made on the application forms and, in cases in
which the applicant is in regular employment, the employers are
communicated with in order to ascertain the accuracy of the
statement of income.
The following is the scale of income under which grants are made:—
| Income per head of the family after deduction of rent and insurances. | Proportion of cost to be borne by the applicant. |
|---|---|
| Up to 7s. 0d. per week | Free. |
| Over 7s.0d. but under 8s.0d. per week | |
| Over 8s.0d. but under 9s.0d. per week | |
| Over 9s. 0d. but under 10s.0d. per week |