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LICENSING OF NURSES ' AGENCIES
The Borough Council is responsible for licensing of Nurses'
Agencies, under the Nurses' Agencies Act 1957. These licences are
renewed on the 1st January each year.
During the year three agencies were licensed to supply
nurses to private cases at home, hospitals and nursing homes.
CREMATIONS
The Medical Officer of Health, deputy medical officer of
health and a senior medical officer are recognised by the Home Office
and act as medical referees to the borough crematorium in Kingston.
During the year there were 1352 cremations. None was
rejected and none was referred to the Coroner, although queries were
raised on various points in several cases.
MORTUARY SERVICES
These have been arranged jointly with Kingston Hospital.
ADULT MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
217 candidates for appointment to the Council's staff were
examined as to their fitness for employment. 370 also were accepted
an completion of medical history forms without actual examination.
In addition 158 newly appointed teachers and candidates for admission
to teachers' training colleges were medically examined.