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Finchley 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Orthopaedic Clinic, Health Centre, Oak Lane, N.2.
Orthodontic Clinic, Health Centre, Oak Lane, N.2.
Minor Ailment Clinic, Health Centre, Oak Lane, N.2.
Minor Ailment Clinic, Torrington Clinic, Torrington
Park, N.12.
Eye Clinic, Health Centre, Oak Lane, N.2.
Aural Clinic, Health Centre, Oak Lane, N.2.
B.C.G. Vaccination: Vaccination against Tuberculosis is offered
to all children at 13 to 14 years of age.
Subnormal Children: A day special school for educationally
subnormal children is provided at Oak Lodge, Oak Lane,
N.2, to which pupils are admitted from Hornsey, Hendon,
Harrow and Wembley, as well as from Finchley. The
School is managed on behalf of the County Council by the
Finchley Special School Sub-Committee, on which serve a
number of members of the local Education Committee.
Welfare Foods: Proprietary welfare foods are available to
mothers attending infant welfare clinics and, in addition,
Ministry of Health welfare foods, i.e., Cod Liver Oil,
National Dried Milk, Orange Juice, Vitamin A & D Tablets
arc issued. The latter commodities are also available at the
W.V.S. Centre, 308, Regents Park Road, N.3, and the
Centre is open for this service from 10 a.m. to 12 noon
and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays.
Further information regarding these services may be obtained
from the Area Medical Officer, Area Health Office, Town Hall,
Hendon, N.W.4. (HENdon 8282).
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
The Borough of Finchley forms part of the EAST CENTRAL
DIVISION for Mental Health Services in the Middlesex County
Council.
Divisional Office: 2, Maryland Road, Wood Green, N.22.
(Tel. : BOWes Park 4281).
Senior Medical Officer: Dr. R. C. Greenberg.
Divisional Mental Welfare Officer: Mr. W. J. Ward.
Mental Welfare Officers: Mr. E. Inglis; Mr. D. L. Richards;
Mr. E. Armstrong; Mr. W. J. B. Staple.
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