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Hendon 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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Heath 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.
Health Visiting.
Home Nursing.
Domestic Help.
Day Nurseries.
Vaccination and Immunisation.
These services are administered on an area basis, Area No. 4
consisting of the Boroughs of Hendon and Finchley. An Area
Committee has been formed which acts as a Sub-Committee of the
Public Health Committee of the County Council and consists of
representatives of the two Boroughs, Middlesex County Council,
certain professional bodies and other persons with special knowledge
of these services.
Laboratory Facilities.
These are provided at the Central Public Health Laboratory,
Colindale.
I would like to express my gratitude to the staff of the
Laboratory who have co¬operated whole-heartedly with the Public
Health Department.
A record of the work carried out on behalf of the Health Department
is given in the following table:—
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