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Ultra-Violet Light Tuesday and Friday 2pm,
Treatment Clinic (Winter months only).
(Brentford)
(g) Care of Children:
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. The Children's Area Officers deal locally with such cases as
they arise, also adoptions and neglected children.
(h) Prevention of Illness, Care and After-Cares
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 Help as
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 1964, assistance was given by Home Helps to 47 5 cases in Brentford and
Chiswick - maternity cases 41, tuberculous and chronic sick cases 40, cases
aged 65 and over 374, and other cases 20
(j) Ambulance Services
An Ambulance Service based at the Ambulance Depot, Mogden Lane, Isleworth,
is maintained by the County Council for the removal to hospital, where necessarv,
of accident and sickness cases, An accident ambulance is sited at the Chiswick
Fire Station
(k) Chiropody Services:
Details of treatments to old persons at Clinics, at the surgeries of local
chiropodists or at home during 1964; are to be found on page 39., In addition,
during the year 4 physically handicapped persons and 5 expectant mothers were
treated at Clinics involving 45 Clinic Attendances, and 5 physically handicapped
persons were treated at home involving 28 visits.
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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