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(c) Nursing in the Home.
No change has taken place in this service. The Brentford
and Chiswick Nursing Association, in affiliation with the Queen's
Institute of District Nursing, still continues to function and
employs two nurses for work in the district.
In connection with this nursing service, there is a scheme
whereby for a minimum subscription of one penny per week
the services of the Queen's Nurses are offered to householders
and others. This contribution entitles the father, mother and
children of the family up to 16 years of age, to nursing benefit.
Older children of the family may benefit by paying at the
minimum rate of a half-penny per week. Non-subscribers can,
of course, obtain the services of the nurses on payment of a
graded fee.
(d) Clinics and Treatment Centres.
A table showing a complete list of Clinics and treatment
centres, giving particulars of establishment and control, will be
found appended at the end of this sub-section.
(e) Hospitals: Public and Voluntary.
Two voluntary hospitals exist within the Borough
boundaries, viz., the Chiswick Hospital and the Brentford
Hospital. At the time of writing, however, the former is
undergoing reconstruction.
The Middlesex County Councils Hospitals—mainly the
West Middlesex Hospital situated in the adjoining Borough of
Heston and Isleworth—deal with large numbers of patients
requiring hospital treatment, including many maternity cases
unable to obtain accommodation in the Maternity Hospital of
the Joint Hospitals Committee.
By the courtesy of Dr. T. Orr, Medical Superintendent of
both the Isolation and Maternity Hospitals, I am once again
privileged to include his report on the working and administration
of these hospitals.