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(d) Home Nursing and Nursing Equipment:
Home Nurses are employed to undertake the nursing of persons in
their own homes. (This work was formerly undertaken by "District
Nurses"). Where nursing equipment is required for use in the home, it
is available on loan, in the case of large items direct from the
County Council, and in the case of smaller items through the British
Red Gross Society.
(e) Vaccination and Immunisation:
In addition to the immunisation of infants and young children
carried out at the clinics referred to in (a) above, vaccination
against smallpox and immunisation against diphtheria is carried out
by those general practitioners who have agreed to co-operate in the
County Council's scheme.
(f) Prevention of Illness, Care and After-Care:
The County Council's scheme includes provision for the admission
of suitable cases to holiday rest homes. (Such cases should not be
in need of medical or nursing care).
The care and after-care of tuberculous persons is dealt with
through the Welfare Officer at the Chest Clinic.
(g) Domestic Helps:
Home Help for householders where this is required owing to the
presence of a person who is ill, lying in, an expectant mother,
mental defective, disabled or aged, is provided under the County
Council's scheme.
(h) Ambulance Service:
An Ambulance Service is provided for the removal to hospital,
where necessary, of accident and sickness cases. This service is
organised in association with the Fire Service.
(i) Mental Health Service:
The Mental Health Service deals with persons suffering from
mental deficiency or mental illness.
(j) School Medical Service:
Medical Inspection and Dental Inspection of school children is
arranged by the County Council through the Divisional Executive.
Medical treatment is provided by the County Council in the
Borough at the following clinics:-
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