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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948.
Section 50.
Public Burials.
During the year 1951 Public Burial was carried out by
the Council under section 50 of the National Assistance Act,
1948, in ,5 cases. The necessary steps were taken to recover
the cost of the burials in all cases.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE, ACT, 1948.
Section 47.
It was not found necessary to take formal action under the
above-mentioned section of the National Assistance Act during
the year.
General Hospital Facilities.
Edgware General Hospital.
Hendon District Hospital.
Infectious Disease Cases—Hospital Accommodation.
Hendon Isolation Hospital.
Neasden Isolation Hospital, Willesden.
Any other Infectious Disease Hospital controlled
by the North-Western Metropolitan Regional
Hospital Board.
Tuberculosis Treatment and Hospital Accommodation.
Edgware General Hospital.
Hendon Isolation Hospital.
Admissions are also arranged through the
Regional Hospital Board to the Regional
Chest Hospitals, particularly Colindale and
Clare Hall Hospitals.
There is also a Chest Clinic at Edgware serving primarily
those living in the Borough of Hendon and the Stanmore,
Queensbury and Kingsbury districts of Harrow and Wembley.
Health Services provided by the Middlesex County Council.
The following services are provided by the Middlesex
County Council under Part III of The National Health Service
Act, 1946:—
Maternity and Child Welfare Services, including
Priority Dental Service and Domiciliary Midwifery.
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