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Ealing 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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(2) Non- Infectious and Accident Cases.—The Town Council
has two ambulances for the conveyance of accident and noninfectious
cases of illness to Hospitals or Nursing Homes. J ourneys
within the Borough are made free of charge, those outside are
charged a fee of one guinea. During the year the ambulances were
called out on 1,169 occasions; 365 calls were for cases of accidents
and 804 were for cases of illness. The journeys made outside the
Borough were 205, and the total number of miles travelled was 6,329.
Clinics and Treatment Centres.
| Name | Address | Provided by |
|---|---|---|
| Health Centre | 13, Mattock Lane, Ealing. | Ealing Town Council |
| Health Centre | Cherington House, Hanwell. | Ealing Town Council |
| Health Centre (temporary (School Children) | )Betham's School, Greenford. | Ealing Town Council |
| Health Centre (temporary) (Mothers and Babies) | Aberdeen House, Greenford. | Ealing Town Council |
| Day Nursery | Uxbridge Road, Hanwell. | Ealing Town Council |
| Tuberculosis Dispensary | Green Man Lane, West Ealing. | Middlesex County Council. |
| Treatment Centres for Venereal Disease | Certain Hospitals in London. | Middlesex County Council. |
Professional Nursing in the Home.
(1) General.—During the year the amalgamation of the Ealing
and the Hanwell District Nursing Associations took place, the new
body being called the Greater Ealing Nursing Association, and its
activities were extended to embrace the whole of the Borough.
Four nurses are now employed, one being stationed in Greenford.
At the Health Centres arrangements have been made for the nurses
to utilise a cupboard for the storage of dressings, etc., and for
them to receive messages requesting their services. They also give
some assistance at the Health Centres. The attendance of the
nurses at the Centres is an excellent way of securing co-operation
between the District Nurses and the Health Visitors, and of introducing
the nurses to the mothers who are encouraged to join the
provident scheme of the Nursing Association.