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(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 Fire
Station, for use in accidents and private cases.
During the year this ambulance was used 943 times and the
mileage covered was 4,058.8.
(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 484 and the number of visits paid was
10,328.
The Nurse employed by the Kew and Kew Gardens Association
attended 229 cases and paid 7,548 visits.
Infectious Disease. The District Nurses referred to above
will also attend cases of minor infectious illness such as measles if the
necessity arises.