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2. Health Services provided by other Authorities.
The Medical Officer of Health is the Divisional Medical
Officer responsible for the personal health services administered
by the Surrey County Council.
Surrey County Council - Health Department. The County
Council which is the Local Health Authority under the National
Health Service Acts 1946, provides the following services in
the Borough
(a) Ante-natal and Post-Natal Clinics.
Health Centre, Grange Road. Wednesday afternoon.
(b) Infant Welfare Clinics.
Health Centre. (Kingston 7261) Tuesday and Friday
afternoons.
Queen's Road Clinic, Monday and Thursday
27, Queen's Road. (Kingston 5812) afternoons.
(c) Immunisation and Vaccination Clinics.
Health Centre. Friday afternoon.
Queen's Road Clinic. Friday forenoon.
(d) Dental Clinics.
Health Centre. Daily.
"Keeldar",25, Queen's Road. Daily by
(Orthodontic only). ment.
(e) Day Nursery.
Approved
53-55, Canbury Park Road. dation 46 places.
This day nursery admits children aged 0-5 years and a
small charge is made for the care of the children.
(f) Midwifery Service.
Certified midwives are employed for attendance as midwives
or maternity nurses at domiciliary confinements.
(g) Home Nursing.
This is undertaken by nurses of the Queen's Institute of
District Nursing® Where nursing equipment is required for use
in the home, arrangements have been made for this to be
supplied on loan through the British Red Cross Society, at the
B.R.C.S., H.Q.p 73, Penrhyn Road,Kingston-upon-Thames,
(Kingston 5072).
(h) Health Visitors.
Health Visitors who also act as school nurses work in
the clinics and also do home visiting. Their work is largely
educational and socials, and is defined in the Act as "giving
advice as to the care of young children^ persons suffering
from illness- and expectant and nursing mothers; and as to the
Measures necessary to prevent the spread of infection."