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SECTION E. — HEALTH SERVICES.
NURSING IN THE HOME.
General Nursing. At the coming into force of the
National Health Service Act, 1946, the responsibility for Home
Nursing and the domiciliary midwifery service passed to the
Surrey County Council. Up to November of this year the
administration of these services had been carried out centrally
by the County Health Committee, but that Committee, in view
of the fact that the closely related services, e.g. Care of Mothers
and Young Children, Health Visiting, Domestic Help, etc., had
been delegated to the Divisional Health Sub-Committee, decided
that it was appropriate to divisionalise the responsibility for the
administration of these services also; the scheme provides for
the continuation of the active participation of the Nursing
Associations as before.
1. The Merton District Nursing Association employs one
full-time and one part-time nurse, as under:—
Full-time: Miss Meaton, 233 Cannon Hill Lane.
LIB 3119.
Part-time (Relief): Mrs. Childs, 14 Carlton Park
Avenue. LIB 5679.
The Association serves an area approximately the
ecclesiastical parish of St. Mary's, that is to say the NorthEastern
corner of the district from the Wimbledon and Mitcham
boundaries to a line through Martin Way, Crown Lane and
London Road to Morden Hall. During the year 210 cases were
dealt with, the total number of visits being 3,843. Of this total
8 were children under 5 years of age to whom a total of 27
visits were paid.
2. The St. Helier District Nursing Association employs.
two full-time nurses and one part-time nurse for general
nursing, as under
Full-time : Miss Waite, 141 Green Lane. MIT 1841.
Mrs. Wells, 34 Arras Avenue. MIT 4611.
Part-time (Relief): Mrs. Randall.
The area served by this Association includes the whole of
the Merton and Morden part of the St. Helier Estate and a
small part of the estate lying in Carshalton and Sutton.
3. The Wimbledon District Nursing Association employs
three full-time nurses and one part-time nurse under the
direction of the Superintendent, as under :—
Superintendent: Miss Willison, 28 Kings Road,
S.W.19. LIB 2020.
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