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12. Bye-laws as to Fish Prying, 1920.
13. Bye-laws as to Tents, Vans, Sheds, etc., 1920.
14. Bye-laws as to Houses Let in Lodgings.
(b) Ambulance Facilities.
The South Middlesex and Richmond Joint Hospital Board
have ambulances in which infectious cases are removed to Hospital.
The Richmond Council has a motor ambulance kept at the
Frre Station, for use in accidents and private cases.
During the year this ambulance was used 833 times and the
mileage covered was 3,110.9.
(c) Nursing in the Home.
The local Queen's District Nursing Association through its
three nurses performs excellent work in nursing patients in their
own homes. The Kew and Kew Gardens District Nursing
Association (with one nurse) performs a similar service in Kew and
St. Luke's parishes.
The Ham District Nursing Association also provides a nurse
for the parish of Ham.
The Richmond Council makes Grants towards the Queen's
District and the Kew Nursing Associations and in return cases of
illness in children under five years of age receive nursing assistance.
During the year the total number of patients attended by the
Richmond District Nurses was 352 and the number of visits paid
was 8,049.
The Nurse employed by the Kew and Kew Gardens Association
attended 215 cases (Medical 152, Surgical 59, Maternity 4) and
paid 5,570 visits.
Infectious Disease. The District Nurses referred to above
will also attend cases of minor infectious illness such as measles if
the necessity arises.