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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 hut 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, in process of revision and extension as a
result of the Mental Health Act, 1959* 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)o
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 pupils.
(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. Monday forenoon.
Tuesdays to Thursdays
9-10 a.m.
Queen's Road Clinic. Friday forenoon.
(ii) Medical Consultation.
Health Centre. Monday forenoon.
Queen's Roadi Clinic. Friday afternoon.
(iii) Eye Clinic.
Thursdays, from 10 a.m.
Health Centre. by appointment.
(iv) Dental Clinic. (See under Health)
Immunisation Clinic. ( Department )
(v) Child Guidance Clinic.
Gases referred to clinic at "Roselands",
Kingston Road, New Maiden.
(Speech Mondays and Thursdays
Health Centre. by appointment.