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Surbiton 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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(b) For Non-Infectious and Accident Cases.—
A motor ambulance is provided by the Council which
is available at any time night or day in cases of
accident or sudden illness in the street, irrespective
of boundaries.
The ambulance is also available, within certain
limits, for the removal of private cases at any
time upon the production of a medical certificate
and evidence of accommodation having been
arranged at the Hospital, etc., to which the patient
is to be taken, and upon payment of the prescribed
fee.
Clinics and Treatment Centres.—Combined
Maternity and Child Welfare Centre and School
Clinic (provided by Surrey County Council), South
Place, Surbiton.
Tuberculosis Dispensary (provided by Surrey
County Council), South Place, Surbiton. Sessions
twice weekly or oftener if required.
Venereal Diseases.—Arrangements are made by
the County Council for the treatment of these
diseases at various Hospitals and Centres.
Professional Nursing in the Home.
(a) General.
The Surbiton and District Nursing Association,
which is affiliated to the Queen's Institute of District
Nursing, has a superintendent nurse, three general
nurses, one maternity and general nurse, and one
maternity nurse available for attending cases in the
home, within the Urban District of Surbiton.
In the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church a
parish nurse is provided by the Church Authorities
for home nursing.