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Domiciliary Midwifery Service.
An expectant mother can obtain the services of a "general practitioner
obstetrician" for her confinement in her own home. As an
alternative she can obtain the services of a County Council midwife
who will attend her in the home either as a midwife, delivering the
child herself, or as a maternity nurse when the mother is arranging
for her doctor to attend the confinement. If the services of one of
these midwives is-needed, application should be made through the
Maternity and Child Welfare Clinic.
Home Nursing Service.
Free nursing service in the home to cover all types of sickness is
now available for everyone for as long as it is necessary. There are
a number of nurses in the Area whose services are made available at
the request of the medical practitioner and they work under his
instruction. Further details regarding this service can be obtained
from the Area Medical Officer, Town Hall, Ealing.
Home Help Service.
In addition to the arrangements made to provide domestic help
during confinement at home domestic help is also provided in other
cases of emergency such as sickness, aged people in need of help,
cases of tuberculosis and sickness in the home where there are very
young children. Applicants needing Domestic Help should apply to
the Area Health Office, Town Hall, Ealing. A charge of 2s. per
hour is made for this service, although this may be reduced in case
of hardship.
Day Nurseries.
There are seven Day Nurseries in the Ealing portion of the area
for the care of children under five years of age. Admission is
restricted as a general rule to children whose mothers are at work,
although in exceptional circumstances a child can be admitted during
the mother's illness or other emergency. The nurseries are open
from 7.30 to 6 p.m. and the charge for admission is 1s. per day.