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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
Weedcote Grove House, Woodcote Park, Coulsdon
(Friends of the Poor and Gentlefolk's Help).
* (Home re-registered in 1966 for 32 patients)
The following establishments are also registered as
"Nursing Homes":-
St.Anthony's Hospital, Cheam
Leurdes House, Wallington (re-registered during 1966 for 12)
(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 Empire Nursing Association
Worcester Trained Nurses' Co-operation
Carshalton Nurses' Co-operation
Licences are issued annually subject to re-inspection
and satisfactory report.
NURSERIES AND CHILD 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 11 (4) child minders and 8 (6) day nurseries
were approved for registration by the Health Committee.
The following table gives the numbers registered as at
31st December, 1966:-
125