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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR
THE AREA
(a) Hospitals.
Hayes Cottage Hospital, Grange Road, Hayes.
Harlington Cottage Hospital, Sipson Lane, Harlington.
Hillingdon Hospital, near Uxbridge.
St. John's Hospital, Uxbridge, for Infectious Diseases.
Joyce Green Hospital, Dartford, for cases of Smallpox.
(b) Ambulance Service.
Motor ambulances are provided by the Middlesex County
Council for the conveyance of all cases to hospital.
(c) Tuberculosis.
Provision is made by the Middlesex County Council for treating
cases of tuberculosis at South Mimms Hospital, Harefield Hospital,
and other places. The Chest Clinic is situated at the Local County
Offices, High Street, Uxbridge.
(d) Child Welfare Clinics, etc.
The Middlesex County Council also administers the numerous
Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics in the district. These are
open frequently and are at the disposal of all residents free of cost.
WATER SUPPLY
An abundant supply of water is available in the district;
the Rickmansworth and Uxbridge Valley Water Company supply
the greater part of the district, the remainder coming from the
South West Suburban Water Company.
Thirty-three dwelling houses, representing 00.19% of the total
dwellings and population in the district, are supplied from stand
pipes and a further two dwellings from wells ; all other dwellings
have piped supplies from the Companies' mains.
Chemical and bacteriological examinations of the water have
been made by the Clinical Research Association, and the Public
Health Laboratory Service at Ealing. The number of samples taken
for bacteriological examination was, as follows
Rickmansworth and Uxbridge Valley Water Co. 8
South West Suburban Water Company 2
Private wells 9
Mobile canteens 1
Satisfactory results were obtained from all these samples,
indicating that the quality of the water in the district is consistently
good. It has not been necessary to take any action in respect of
the contamination of water supplies.
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