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were three registered nursing homes in the borough and these provided a total
of 65 beds for chronic sick and medical patients. None provided any maternity
beds.
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 1247 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
323 candidates for appointment to the Council's staff were examined
as to their fitness for employment. An additional 414 were accepted on
completion of a medical history form without actual examination.
173 newly appointed teachers and candidates for admission to teachers
training colleges were medically examined as required by the Department of
Education and Science. 260 teachers were considered fit upon completion of
a medical history form of whom nine required medical examination, having regard
to the details entered on the form.