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An ambulance is kept at the fire station for all non-infectious
cases and is provided free of cost. Infectious cases are removed,
also free of cost, by the ambulance kept at the Joint Hospital
in Uxbridge. In case of emergency where the ambulance may
be out when required, reciprocal arrangements have been
made with all surrounding local authorities. There is thus
adequate provision in this respect.
The district nurse for the parish of Hayes resides at the Cottage
Hospital. Applications for her services are made to the Matron
of the Cottage Hospital, but no case is undertaken by this
nurse unless a doctor is in attendance. A Queen's nurse lives
in Harlington to look after the sick of that parish.
Welfare clinics under the Middlesex County Council are held
at the Methodist Church Hall in Uxbridge Road, Townfield
Council School in Orchard Road, the Queen's Hall at Botwell,
the Village Hall, Cherry Lane, and Grange Park School, Lansbury
Drive.
A clinic to immunise children against diphtheria is provided
by the Council at the Hayes Cottage Hospital.
Hospitals.—The Hayes Cottage Hospital was enlarged during
the year from 15 beds to 22 beds. The Harlington Cottage
Hospital has 14 beds. Both these institutions are subsidised
by the Council to the extent of a penny rate, the rate from Hayes
Parish going to the Hayes Cottage Hospital and the remainder
to the Harlington Cottage Hospital. Hillingdon County Hospital,
on the borders of the Urban District, serves the inhabitants of
Hayes and Harlington, and the teaching hospitals in London are
also utilised to a large extent for more serious cases.
SECTION C.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water.—Samples of water have been taken from each of
the three different supplies to this area, the Rickmansworth
and Uxbridge Valley Water Co., the South West Suburban
Water Co. and the Allied Building Corporation water supply.
These were examined by the Clinical Research Association, Ltd.,
and the reports showed that the supplies were bacteriologically
fit for drinking.
Samples were also submitted from two private wells and the
results showed that in one case the water was decidedly unfit
for drinking and, in the other, of doubtful quality. In the former
case the well has been closed and in the latter a supply has been
obtained from the company's mains.
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