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(g) Midwifery Service
Certified midwives are employed for attendance at domiciliary
confinements. Gas and air and trilene analgesia is available. Maternity
outfits are supplied free for home confinements.
(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 and 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.
(1) Ambulance Service
Provision is made for the conveyance of sick, accident and emergency
cases. Accident and amergency ambulances are stationed at the
Fire Station Isleworth and the Ambulance Depot in Mogden Lane,
Isleworth. The sick removal service operates from the Ambulance Depot
in Mogden Lane only.
(m) Mental Health
This service provides for the ascertainment of cases of mental
ill-health 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.
(n) Chiropody
Sessions are held at the Hounslow and Isleworth clinics and
domiciliary visits arranged as necessary. The County Council makes a
contribution to chiropody services provided for the aged by voluntary
organisations.
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 when required.
(c) dental inspection of pupils.
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