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SECTION B. —GENERAL PROVISION OF
HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA.
These are mainly provided by the Surrey County Council, the
South West Metropolitan Region Hospital Board, and the Executive
Council for the County. In order to make the report complete these
are briefly described below.
(a) Services Provided by the Surrey County Council.
These are organized on a Divisional basis, the Northern Division
comprising the Boroughs of Richmond and Barnes. The Medical
Officer of Health for Richmond is also the Divisional Medical Officer
and this arrangement assists co-ordination of the personal health
services and environmental health.
Administrative, Infant Welfare, and School Medical functions are
carried out from the following Centres:—
Divisional Health Offices and Welfare Centre, Kings Road,
Richmond.
Welfare Centre, Windham Road, Richmond.
Welfare Centre, Back Lane, Ham.
Health Visitors are employed and, according to the District in
which they work they are based at one or other of the above centres.
District Nurses and Midwives are provided and they work under
the direct supervision of the general practitioners.
Moral Welfare or the care of unmarried mothers and illegitimate
children is undertaken by an officer based at the Divisional Health
Office.
A Home Help Service provides for domestic help in the home in
cases of home confinement or illness. The service is under the
management of the Home Help Supervisor who is based at the
Divisional Health Office.
An Ambulance Service is provided from the station in Kings
Road, Richmond which operates under the control station in Maiden.
The service is supported by the ambulance of the local division of the
St. John Ambulance Brigade.
A Day Nursery for the care of children up to the age of five
years is located in Parkshot, Richmond.
(b) Services Provided by the Regional Hospital Board.
Hospitals.
The Royal Hospital and Kingston Hospital provide general treatment
both for in-patients and out-patients. In addition, hospitals m
London and Middlesex are frequently used by Richmond residents.
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