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Fees Paid by Applicants:
Up to July 5th, 1948, a charge of 2s. 6d. per hour was made according to a scale, but as from July 5th,
1948, a charge of 1s. l0d. per hour was made according to a scale, with complete exemption for old-age pensioners.
During the year 1,736 visits were made to the homes of the applicants by the Domestic Help Organiser.
HOME NURSING SERVICE
The home nursing is performed by the Queen's Institute of District Nursing, at 17.19, Park Avenue,
N.W.2, and their functions were transferred to the Middlesex County Council as from July 5th, 1948.

1,324 cases were nursed from July 5th to December 31st, 1948.

Equipment, e.g., bed-cradles, air pillows, bed-pans, blankets, rubber waterproof sheeting, etc., can be
obtained on loan on application to the Willesden District Nursing Association, or the Area Health Office. No
charge is made for this service.
Home Nurse:
The Home Nurse, employed by the Council, nursed 89 cases from January 1st, 1948, to July 5th, 1948,
and in connection with such cases paid 427 visits.
The 89 cases nursed during 1948 were new cases. 84 of these cases were referred by the Health
Department and 5 by private doctors.
Nursing Homes:
The five nursing homes in the Borough were inspected on 14 occasions.
ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MASSAGE AND SPECIAL TREATMENT:
During the year 1948, 16 premises were dealt with; 3 persons were granted a licence, 12 a renewal of
a licence, and 1 person received exemption under Section 363 of the Act.
BIRTH CONTROL CLINIC:
A birth control clinic is held at 84, Princess Road, Kilburn, N.W.6, under the auspices of the North.
West London Women's Welfare Centre. Sessions are held on Tuesdays from 10 to 11 a.m., Wednesdays from
2.30 to 3.30 p.m., and Thursdays from 5.30 to 6.30 p.m. A charge is made for first visits only, the fee being from
1s. 0d. to 5s. 0d., according to the patient's means.
CHEST CLINIC:
At the Chest Clinic at Pound Lane, N.W.10, patients are investigated and contacts supervised.
The Clinic was transferred from the County Council to the Central Middlesex Hospital Management
Committee, and the close collaboration between the Chest Clinic and the Health Department still continues.
GENERAL PRACTITIONER SERVICE:
An Executive Council has been constituted to provide general medical, including maternity, services,
proper and sufficient drugs, medicines and prescribed allowances, general dental and a supplementary
ophthalmic service, for all persons who require treatment under the National Health Service Act, 1946.
There will be a closer unity between the Executive Council and the local health authority when provision
is made by the local health authority under Section 21 of the National Health Service Act, 1946, for the erection
of health centres, where general practitioners and local health authority medical officers can work together.