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NURSING HOMES
Hie following registered nursing homes are situated in the Borough:-
Carshalton Nursing Home Ltd., 28 Salisbury Road, Carshalton.
103 Woodcote Road, Wallington.
Dunollie, 38 Woodcote Road, Wallington (closed during 1969)
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).
The following establishments are also registered as "Nursing Homes" ;-
St. Anthony's Hospital, Cheam.
Lourdes House, Wallington (For Mentally Sub-normal Children)
The Haven, Camden Road, Sutton (Mother and Baby Home).
Nursing Homes are visited regularly by medical officers and the senior
nursing officers.
NURSES' AGENCIES ACT, 1Q57
There are 2 nurses' agencies licensed under this Act in the Borough:-
The Empire Nursing Association
Carshalton Nurses' Co-operation(Moved from area in
1969).
Licences are issued annually subject to re-inspection and satisfactory
report.
NURSERIES AND CHILD MINDERS REGULATION ACT, 1948
The above act was amended by the Health Services and Public Health Act,
1968, Section 60. The main purpose of the amendment was to register all
child minders whereas in the past registration was not necessary where the
child minder had the care of one or two children only.
In addition there were recommendations to improve the standard of care
of children either being looked after by child minders or in private day
nurseries.

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