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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 is made
for this service, although this is reduced in cases 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 need to go
out to 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.
Applications for admission should be made to the Area Medical
Officer, Town Hall, Ealing.