[Report 1973] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashford U.D.C.

  • Ashford (Kent, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1973
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Credit: [Report 1973] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashford U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (a) Ashford General (b) Willesborough General (c) Warren Hospital 4. Private Nursing Homes - Accommodation 115 beds Accommodation 109 beds. - Accommodation 14 beds. There is one registered Nursing Home in the area accomo dating four patients. 5. Home Nursing and Midwifery Service The County Council administers these services. The standard of service given by the Nurses is excellent and there is complete co-operation between them and the Practitioners. The majority of patients nursed in their homes are elderly and chronic sick, many of whom are await- ing beds in Chronic Sick Hospitals which are still in- adequate to cope with the waiting list. 6. The Maternity and Child Welfare Service This service is also administered by the County Council There are four Child Welfare Centres within the District, which are conveniently situated for mothers, and the attendances are well maintained. 7. The Domestic Help Service, the Family Care Service, Evening and Night Attendant Service and the Family Welfare Service These services are administered by the County Council and have become a very important health service in the home. Applications for assistance should be made to the local Domestic Help Organizer at ’Compton House’, Elwick Road, Ashford. Tel. No. Ashford 22121. Home Helps are paid at the rate of 57.23p per hour and there is a sliding scale of charges based on the family income of the applicants - the maximum charge being 68p per hour. -19-