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Psychiatric Services.
The Medical Staff of Banstead Hospital hold out-patient clinics at
the Royal Hospital on Tuesdays and Fridays for residents of Barnes
and Richmond.
Diseases of the Chest.
A Chest Clinic is run jointly by the Regional Hospital Board
and the Surrey County Council, and is located over the Welfare
Centre, North Worple Way, Mortlake.
Laboratory Facilities.
The Laboratory of the Royal Hospital is available for specimens
sent in by general practitioners.
The Public Health Laboratory, Epsom is available for the examination
of samples of milk and ice-cream, and any pathological
specimens.
The Staff is always available to assist the Medical Officer of
Health in the case of epidemics or outbreaks of food poisoning.
The Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, is available
for advice, special immunising agents and special investigations.
Mortuary.
This is provided and maintained by Richmond Borough Council
on a site close to the Petty Sessions Court. It is well equipped with
two post-mortem tables. Barnes Borough Council make an annual
payment for this service.
(c) Services Provided by the Surrey Executive Council.
The Surrey Executive Council provides General Medical and
Dental Services, Pharmaceutical Services and Supplementary Ophthalmic
Services.
More than twenty doctors living within the borough have undertaken
to provide General Medical Services. Several of these have also
undertaken to provide Maternity Medical Services.
Care of the Aged and the Chronic Sick.
Responsibility for providing suitable accommodation for the
elderly infirm rests with the County Welfare Officer. The Principal
Divisional Welfare Officer who has an office at 38 Sheen Road,
Richmond, investigates all cases and endeavours to arrange for their
admission to homes where appropriate. The waiting list for admision
is gradually lengthening and it has become extremely difficult to obtain
a vacancy even for urgent cases,