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NURSING IN THE HOME
(District Nursing).
The Headquarters of the District Nursing Association is at
21-23, Upper Brighton Road (Telephone No. Elmbridge 3027) where
application should be made for the services of a district nurse
or midwife.
Such applications have to be supported by the family doctor
under whose direction all home nursing is given.
The District Nursing Services are administered by the Surrey
County Council through the Divisional Medical Officer of Health
who is also Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton.
ANTE-NATAL CLINICS.
The ante-natal clinic can serve as the focal point of all
activities relating to the expectant and nursing mother. The
health visitor from the ante-natal clinic follows up cases at
home for the purpose of advising and helping the expectant
mother in all matters relating to pregnancy. Mothers are also
encouraged to attend these clinics after their confinement to
make sure that full health and normality is restored. This service
is additional and designed to supplement that which an expectant
mother is entitled to receive from a general practitioner and
midwife.
HOME HELP SERVICE.
Persons desiring to avail themselves of this service should
apply, supporting their application with a medical certificate,
to the Divisional Medical Officer, The Health Centre, Grange Road,
Kingston-upon-Thames, who will arrange for the Divisional Home
Help Supervisor to visit and investigate the application.
WATER SUPPLY.
The whole of the water supply for the Borough comes from
the Metropolitan Water Board and is satisfactory both as regards
quantity and quality.
All premises have a direct mains supply and there are no
wells or standpipes in use.
Monthly reports are supplied by the Board giving details of
their chemical and bacteriological examinations.
This dependable first class water supply is a tremendous
factor in maintaining the good health of the people of Surbiton.
RIVERS AND STREAMS.
The Hogsmill River is the Borough boundary for some two miles
on the eastern side. Now that sewage effluent from Epsom is no
longer discharged into it, it has become a clean stream again and
small fish which have been absent for many years have re-appeared.
The River Thames is the northern boundary and whilst there is
no bathing a pleasant riverside promenade gives much pleasure to
many people and boating and yachting are popular pastimes. The
island known as Ravens Ait belongs to the Navy League and Sea Cadet
Corps and is used as a national boat training station for sea cadets.
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