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measure of co-ordination had been achieved, the Borough
Council having been instrumental in forming the Central Committee
of the Hendon District Nursing Associations and in
affording financial assistance to that Committee.
The Local Health Authorities have also the responsibility
of providing Health Centres as envisaged in the Act, at which
facilities will be available not only for the services defined
in Part 3 of the Act, but also for the provision of general
medical, dental, specialist and pharmaceutical services. The
Ambulance services have also been transferred to the County
Council as the Local Health Authority.
So far as Middlesex is concerned, the County Council in
undertaking their responsibilities for the provision of these
services, has divided the County into 10 areas mainly by the
amalgamation of contiguous districts, e.g., Hendon and Finchley
have combined to form one area. There has been formed
for each Area an Area Committee on which the district
Authorities concerned are represented, these Area Committees
acting as sub-committees of the Health Committee of the
County Council. The Area Committees are responsible for all
functions mentioned above with the exception of the administration
of the Ambulance Service which, by its nature, lends
itself to central administration.
The services under Part 3 of the Act which were previously
administered by the Borough Council continue to operate
as before, the change so far being one of administrative procedure.
There are appended statistical Tables relating to these
services for the period up to and including 4th July, 1948,
upon which they were transferred to the County Council.
During the period 1/1/48 to 4/7/48 the Health Visitors
paid the following number of visits:—