[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough.

  • Tunbridge Wells (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NURSING HOMES. Number of Homes Number of Beds provided for: Maternity Others Total (a) Homes first registered during year 2 5 17 22 (b) Homes whose registra¬ tions were withdrawn during the year 1 14 14 (c) Homes on the register at the end of the year 18 7 240 247 Twenty-six visits of inspection to the nursing homes were made by the Medical Officer of Health during the year. LOCAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE BOROUGH provided by the Kent County Council. Ambulance Facilities. All requests for ambulance transport are dealt with by the County Ambulance Service from their station in Monson Road. Domestic Help. Requests for Domestic Help, Family Help, Evening, Night Attendant and Child Help Services are dealt with by the Area Organiser, whose office is at 41 Grove Hill Road. Nursing in the Home. Nursing in the home is undertaken by Home Nurses employed by the Kent County Council, and the District Midwives also employed by the County Council carry out the majority of the domiciliary midwifery cases in the Borough.