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(h) Home Nursing
Male and female nurses are employed as 'district' nurses. Where
nursing equipment is required for use in the home, arrangements have
been made for this to be supplied on loan through the British Red Cross
Society at 78, Lampton Road, Hounslow.
(i) Health Visitors
Health Visitors who also act as School Nurses are employed in clinics
and home visiting. Their work is largely educational and social, and
is defined in the Act as 'giving advice as to the care of young children,
persons suffering from illness and expectant and nursing mothers, and
as to the measures necessary to prevent the spread of infection'.
(j) Domestic Help
Home helps are employed to provide domestic help for households
where such help is required owing to the presence of any person who is
ill, lying-in, an expectant mother, mentally disordered, aged, or a
child not over compulsory school age'. A charge is made for this
service and in assessing this, regard is had to the means of the person
concerned.
(k) Prevention of Illness, Care and After-care.
The care and after-care of tuberculous persons is dealt with by the
Welfare Officer at the Chest Clinic. Among other things, the County
Council scheme provides for the admission of persons, not in need of
medical or nursing care, to recuperative holiday homes and for this a
charge is made according to the person's circumstances.
(l) Ambulance Service
Provision is made for the conveyance of sick, accident and emergency
cases. The accident and emergency service is stationed at the Fire
Station, Isleworth, and the sick removal service at West Middlesex Hospital.
(m) Mental Health
This service provides for the ascertainment of cases of mental illhealth
and mental disorder, the statutory supervision and guardianship
of mentally disordered persons living in the community, and the provision
of after-care for persons who have undergone treatment for mental illness.
The office of the Mental Welfare (Duly Authorised) Officer for the Borough
is at County Offices, Great West Road, Brentford.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY COUNCIL - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. The School Health Service
is staffed by the County Health Department and provides the following services:-
(a) periodic medical inspection of pupils.
(b) cleanliness surveys of pupils.
(c) dental inspection of pupils.
(d) ascertainment of handicapped pupils in need of special education.
(e) treatment clinics as under:-
(i) Minor ailments
92, Bath Road, Hounslow daily - mornings
Busch Corner, Isleworth daily - mornings
New Heston Road daily - mornings
(ii) Medical consultation
92, Bath Road, Hounslow Friday morning
Busch Corner, Isleworth Monday morning
New Heston Road Friday morning
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