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Nursing Homes.
The following private Nursing Home is registered by the Surrey
County Council:—
Tyneham House Nursing Home, 108, Church Road.
(c) Services Provided by the Surrey Executive Council.
Under Part IV of the National Health Service Act 1946, the
Surrey Executive Council has the responsibility of providing 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. Many of these have also
undertaken to provide Maternity Medical Services. A list of doctors
taking part is available at the Main Post Office, Public Library and
Public Health Department.
The offices of the Council are situated at 187, Ewell Road, Surbiton
(d) Services provided by Richmond Borough Council.
These are dealt with generally in the body of this report. The
undermentioned service is used in close association with the domiciliary
services provided by other authorities, and so it is mentioned under
this section.
Laundry Service for Incontinent Patients.
During 1959, twenty-nine new patients availed themselves of the
service. Of these, 13 have since died, 6 have been removed to
hospital, and 7 discontinued the service.
At the end of the year, three cases only were continuing the service.
During the year, 1,138 sheets were washed.
Care of the Aged and the Chronic Sick.
The local scheme for the care of the aged and the chronic sick is
largely unchanged. The general Health Visitors continue to supervise
those who are frail or in need of assistance while the geriatric
Health Visitor supervises those who are on the Waiting List for
admission to hospital.
Other than in times of epidemic the waiting period for admission
to a hospital or a home is not unduly long, and a desperate case is