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Sutton 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]

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NURSING HOMES
The following registered nursing homes are situated in the Borough:-
Carshalton Nursing Home Ltd., 28 Salisbury Road, Carshalton
103 Woodcote Road, Wallington
Dunollue, 38 Woodcote Road, Wallington
The Avenue, 32 The Avenue, Cheam
The Red House, 40 Burdon Lane, Cheam
St .Margaret's, 17 Overton Road, Sutton
* Woodcote Grove House. Woodcote Park, Coulsdon
(Friends of the Poor and Gentlefolk's Help)
* A new registration in 1965.
The following establishments are also registered as "nursing homes" :St.Anthony's
Hospital, Cheam
Lourdes House, Wallington (re-registered during 1965)
(For Mentally Subnormal Children)
The Haven, Camden Road, Sutton (Mother and Baby Home)
Nursing homes are visited regularly by medical officers, the
Superintendent Health Visitor and Superintendent of Home Nursing and Midwifery.
NURSES' AGENCIES ACT. 1957
There are 3 nurses' agencies licensed under this Act in the Borough
The Etapire Nursing Association
Worcester Trained Nurses' Co-operation
Carshalton Nurses' Co-operation.
Licences are issued annually subject to re-inspection and satisfactory
report.
NURSERIES AND CHILI) MINDERS REGULATION ACT. 1948
Applications are received for registration in accordance with the
above Act. Suitable applicants are registered as daily minders when the
number of children is under 10 and as day nurseries when the number of children
to be cared for is 10 or over.
During the year 4 child minders and 6 day nurseries were approved
for registration by the Health Committee.
The following table gives the numbers registered as at 31st December, 1965:
121