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In addition to these Hospitals, six blocks of Grove Park Hospital
lie within the Chislehurst & Sidcup Urban District. One of these blocks
is given over to Mass Radiography. In the remaining five blocks there
are 240 beds given over to cases of tuberculosis. They form part of the
Woolwich Hospital Group.
3. Services Rendered by the County Council.
Health Visiting.
The County Council employ ten Health Visitors to work in
Chislehurst & Sidcup. Their functions include advising expectant
, and nursing mothers and on the case of young children in the home.
They also undertake duties in connection with the School Health
Services, immunisation, vaccination, etc.
Midwifery (Domiciliary).
There are eight midwives engaged whole time on domiciliary
midwifery. They are engaged either by the patient directly, or through
the latter's doctor, and act either as midwives or maternity nurses.
Home Nursing Service.
There are ten Home Nurses in the Chislehurst & Sidcup area who
attend patients in their own homes on certification of the need by a
doctor.
Domestic Help Service.
At the year's end there were 80 Domestic Helps employed. The
total number of cases assisted during the year was 600,
Child Welfare Centres.
CHISLEHURST: The Willows, Red
Hill
FOOTSCRAY: W. Smith Memorial
Hall
MOTTINGHAM: Kimmeridge Road
SIDCUP: The Oval, Sherwood Park
Avenue
Congregational Church Hall
Tues. and Thurs., p.m.
Test Feeds, Tues, a.m.
Tues., p.m.
Mon. and Wed., p.m.
Tues., Wed. and Fri., p.m.
Mon. and Wed., p.m.
Ante-Natal Clinics.
CHISLEHURST: The Willows, Red
Hill
MOTTINGHAM: Kimmeridge Road
SIDCUP: The Oval, Sherwood Park
Avenue
Congregational Church Hall
Wed p.m.
Mon. and Wed a.m.
Tues. and Fri. a.m.
Wed.. a.m.
Thurs. p.m.