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(ii) For Non-infectious Cases and Accidents.—One motor
ambulance is maintained by the Wimbledon Borough
Council at the Fire Station, Queen's Road.
The British Red Cross Society also provide a motor
ambulance for Wimbledon and the surrounding district.
A full day and night service is maintained and the
ambulance may be obtained by telephoning Wimbledon
4567.
Professional Nursing in the Home.
Geneial and Midwifery.—The Wimbledon District
Nursing and Midwifery Association, which is supported by
voluntary contributions, has a staff of a Superintendent and
eleven nurses. Seven of the staff are district nurses, three
district midwives, and one a senior nurse. In 1937 the Council
made arrangements with the Association for the provision of
a whole-time service of domiciliary midwives under Section I
of the Midwives Act, 1936. Full particulars are given later in
the report under the section dealing with Midwifery and
Maternity Services. The Association attended two hundred
and twenty-one midwifery cases during the year. One
hundred and seventy-seven of these were midwives cases and
forty-four were cases with doctors in attendance. In all, 4,233
visits were paid to maternity cases. Furthermore, one
thousand four hundred and forty-nine ante-natal visits were
made by the nursing staff of the Association. The total
number of cases dealt with during 1937, including midwifery,
amounted to 1,590, the total visits paid to these cases being
32,508.
In addition to the payment made for the provision of a
domiciliary service of whole-time midwives the Wimbledon
Borough Council also make an annual contribution of ten
guineas to this Association.
Clinics and Treatment Centres:—-
(i) Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.
(a) Wandle Park House, Wandle Bank, Wimbledon.
Every Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
(b) Health Centre, Pelham Road, Wimbledon.
Every Tuesday and Friday from 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
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