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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Ealing 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Establishments for Massage and Special Treatment
The Council requires all persons operating an establishment for massage or
special treatment to be registered under Part XII of the Middlesex County Council Act,
1944.
All establishments are inspected annually to ensure that they are satisfactory.
Byelaws made under the Act state that the licensed person must exhibit a complete
scale of all fees or charges, keep records of people employed at the establishment,
and keep particulars of cases treated.

Table: There is a total of 25 establishments used by licensed persons in the borough as follows:-

There is a total of 25 establishments used by licensed persons in the borough as follows:-

Chiropody only13
Chiropody and special treatment10
Massage only-
Massage and special treatment2
Physiotherapy only-
Osteopathy-

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Boards were set up under the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act, 1960,
and registers were compiled of those medical auxiliaries considered to be suitably
qualified. People registered are entitled to use the designation "state registered".
Inspection of Old People's Homes
All old people's homes in the borough must be registered with the Council. On
behalf of the Chief Welfare Officer, these homes are now regularly inspected by a
medical officer and a public health inspector. Their reports and recommendations are
passed to the Chief Welfare Officer.
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