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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 fomerly undertaken by "District
Nurses"). Where nursing equipment is required for use in the home,
it is available on loan through the British Red Cross 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. The Chest Clinic
serving the Borough is situated at No. 28 Bell Road, Hounslow,
Middlesex.
(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 Services
The Mental Health Service deals with persons suffering from
mental deficiency or mental illness.
(j) School Health Service:
The County Council is also the authority responsible for
providing the school health service under the provisions of the
Education Act. This service is closely co-ordinated with the services
set out above.
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