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HOME NURSING SERVICE.
There are nine full-time Home Nurses operating in the
Borough. (1 male and 8 female.)
Home Nursing is provided on medical certification only, and
is free.
A day service only is provided.
HEALTH VISITING.
The seven Health Visitors engaged on this work in the
Borough combine the duties of Health Visitor and School Nurse,
fifty per cent. of their time being allocated to each service.
In addition to their school work, they are responsible for
the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres, Vaccination and
Diphtheria Immunisation Clinics, Home Visiting in connection
with Child Life Protection, After Care, etc.
Full details of Welfare Centres, Clinics, etc., will be found
later in this report.
MIDWIFERY (Domiciliary).
There are four domiciliary midwives engaged in the area.
The services of the midwives are engaged direct by the
patient, or through the patient's private doctor, and they act
either as midwives or maternity nurses.
Ante-natal clinics are held on every Monday, and the first,
third and fifth Thursday afternoon in the month at the North
Clinic, Station Road, and every Wednesday afternoon at the
Minor Ailment Treatment Clinic, Hayes School.
DAY NURSERIES.
At the end of the year there was one Day Nursery provided
by the County Council, at Elmfield Road, Bromley. This nursery
was closed on 30th April, 1953.
LABORATORY SERVICE.
There has been no change to report during the past year.
All routine medical and Food & Drugs samples are sent to
the County Laboratory at Maidstone.
Considerable assistance has been rendered during the past
year by Dr. Keall and his staff at the Laboratory attached to
Bromley Hospital, in dealing with various specimens of an
urgent nature which were forwarded to them. The assistance
afforded by this section of the hospital is greatly appreciated as
it enables more prompt action being taken by the Department
than if the specimens were forwarded to Maidstone.