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Ultra-Violet Light Tuesday and Friday 2pm
Treatment Clinic (Winter months only).
(Brentford)
(g) Care of Chirdrens:
In addition to the foregoing services the County Council through the Children's
Department is also concerned in caring for children deprived of a normal
home life Children's Area Officers deal locally with such cases as they arise,
also adoptions and neglected children.
(h) Prevention of Illness, Care and After-Care:
The County Council's scheme includes provision for the admission of suitable
cases to recuperative 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 Officers of the Chest Clinics The Chest Clinics serving the Borough
are situated at No 28 Bell Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, and Green Man Passage,
West Ealing, W.13.
(i) Home He1ps:
Home Help for households where this is required owing to the presence of
a person who is ill, lying in, an expectant mother, mentally subnormal, aged,
or a child not over compulsory school age, is provided under the County Council's
Scheme.
In 1963 assistance was given by Home Helps to 457 cases in Brentford and
Chiswick - maternity cases 36 tuberculous and chronic sick cases 33, mentally
disordered cases 3, cases aged 65 and over 368, and other cases 17
(j) Ambulance Services
An Ambulance Service based at the Ambulance Depot, Mogden Lane, Isleworth,
is maintained by the County Counci1 for the removal to hospital where necessary ,
of accident and sickness cases. An accident ambulance is sited at the Chiswick
Fire Station.
(k) Chiropody Services:
Some Old Age Pensioners are referred to private chiropodists An assessment
scheme is in operation.
Number of persons treated during the year 99
Total attendances at Chiropodists 796
Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospitals Board
Midwives are employed for attendance on women in their homes in the Borough
as midwives or as maternity nurses during childbirth.
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