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SUMMARY OF NURSING ARRANGEMENTS,
HOSPITALS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS
AVAILABLE FOR THE DISTRICT.
Professional Nursing in the Home.
(a) General.—This is carried out by District Nurses
from the Kingston Nursing Association, and in necessitous
cases the fees are defrayed by the Council.
(b) Infectious Diseases.—In Measles, Whooping
Cough, and Epidemic Diarrhœa, the Health Visitors are
under instructions to visit the cases and give practical advice
as to the best methods of nursing them.
Cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum are visited and treatment
carried out by Nurses from the Kingston Nursing
Association, the fees being paid by the Council.
Midwives.
The Midwives are under the administrative control of
the Surrey County Council.
There were ten practising in the Borough at the end
of the year.
Clinics and Treatment Centres.
Centre. Situation, Accommodation, Provided By.
Maternity & Child Welfare Eden Street Consultation & Treatment The Corporation
Maternity & Child Welfare Washington Road Consultation & Treatment ,.
Day Nursery Canbury Park Rd. 9 Babies & 16 Infants Vol. Committee
School Clinic " Devoncroft." Consultation & Treatment The Education
Fairfield South of Minor Ailments Committee
Tuberculosis Dispensary Grove Crescent - Surrey C.C.
Red Cross Curative Post Coombe Road Out Patients, Massage & British Red
Electrical Treatment Cross Society
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.
The two Centres, one at the Y.M.C.A. Hall, Eden
Street, and the other at St. Peter's Hall, Washington Road,
are maintained by the Town Council.
Dr. Winifred Warner attends each Centre once a week,
and much valuable help is given by many voluntary lady
workers.
In necessitous cases babies and nursing mothers are
provided with free milk on the advice of Dr. Warner, and
dried milk. etc.. is sunnlied at cost orice.