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(i) Home Helps.
Home Helps are employed to provide domestic help for
households "where such help is required owing to the presence
of any person who is ill, lying-in, an expectant mother,
mentally defective, aged, or a child not over compulsory
school age." A charge is made for this service but in assessing
what the charge should be consideration is given to the
means of the persons concerned.
(j) Prevention of Illness,Care and After-Care.
The care and after-care of tuberculous persons is dealt
with by the Care Almoner at the Chest Clinic, Queen's Road,
Kingston-upon-Thames. Among other things, the County Council
scheme provides for the admission of persons, not in need of
medical or nursing care, to recuperative holiday homes and
for this a charge is made according to the person's circumstances.
(k) Mental Health.
This service provides for the ascertainment of cases of
mental ill-health and mental deficiency, the statutory supervision
and guardianship of mental defectives living in the
community, and the provision of after-care for persons who
have undergone treatment for mental illness. The office of
the Mental Welfare (Duly Authorised) Officer for the Borough
is at 35, Coombe Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, (Kingston 3302).
Surrey County Council - Education Department.
The School Health Service is staffed by the County
Health Department and provides the following services:-
(a) Routine medical inspection of pupil3.
(b) Cleanliness surveys of pupils.
(c) Dental inspection of pupils.
(d) Ascertainment of handicapped pupils in need of
special education.
(e) Treatment clinics as under:-
(i) Minor Ailments.
Health Centre. Daily, 9-10 a.m.
Queen's Road Clinic. Daily, 9-10 a.m.
(ii) Medical Consultation.
Health Centre. Monday forenoon.
Queen's Road Clinic. Friday afternoon.
(iii) Eye Clinic.
Health Centre. Thursdays, from 10 a.m.
by appointment.
(iv) Dental Clinic. (See under Health)
Immunisation Clinic. ( Department )
(v) Child Guidance Clinic.
Cases referred to clinic at "Roselands",
Kingston Road, New Maiden.
(vi) Speech Therapy.
Health Centre. Mondays and Thursdays
by appointment.