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The total attendances made by the above children
were:—
Under three years:—
Whole days 6,000
Half days 1,197
Over three years:—
Whole days 1,788
Half days 336
Total:—
Whole days 7,788
Half days 1,533
Total 9,321
Home Nursing.
Home nursing is provided by the Borough Council
for persons requiring such attention and unable to
pay for it privately. There are three groups of cases
included in the Council's scheme:—Certain illnesses in
children under five years of age; certain illnesses in
expectant and nursing mothers, and certain infectious
diseases.
A fee of 1s. per patient is paid for each attendance
on a case, in the first two groups by the Maternity and
Child Welfare Committee and in the third group by
the Public Health Committee.
The Home Nursing is done by the nurses of the
Fulham District Nursing Association, and Miss Watson,
the Superintendent, gives us great help in our work.
We are most fortunate in having her excellent cooperation.
It is interesting to note the very varied types of
disease which the Borough Council asks the District
Nurses to attend. (See table on page 52.)