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Domestic Help Service.
The District Organiser's office is at 102a, High Street,
Orpington.

Family Help Service.
This service is provided to deal with the care of children in
their own homes when they are temporarily deprived of the care
of their mother or a female guardian.
Twenty-two cases were assisted during 1958.
Evening and Night Attendant Service.
This service is for old people in their own homes, and
arrangements include evening service and preparation for sleep,
preparation of meals, attention to fires and night service.
Fourteen cases received assistance during the year.
Child Help Service.
Assistance under this service was given to two (problem)
families in the area during 1958.
District Nursing Service.
There are six District Nurses and four District Nurse Midwives
employed in the area. No night service is provided. The services
of a District Nurse may be obtained on medical certification.
Health Visiting.
Eight Health Visitors/School Nurses, one full-time School
Nurse and one Tuberculosis Health Visitor are employed in the
district. In addition to their school work, Health Visitors are
responsible for the Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics, Home
Visiting, Mental Health Visiting, Immunisation and Vaccination
Clinics, etc.
Women's Welfare Clinics.
Details will be found under the heading " Local Clinic
Services." All patients are seen by appointment and must be
referred on medical grounds.