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National Assistance Act, 1948
Section 50 - Public Burials
Under Section 50 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, the Borough Council is required to
arrange for the burial or cremation of any person who has died or been found dead in their area if
in such cases it appears to the Council that no suitable arrangements for the disposal of the body
have been or are being made.
During the year five burials were carried out, all adults.
General Hospital Facilities
Edgware General Hospital.
Hendon District Hospital.
Infectious Diseases — 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.
Admissions are also arranged through the Regional Hospital Board to the Regional Chest
Hospitals, particularly Clare Hall and Colindale.
The Chest Clinic at Edgware serves 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:—
*Care of mothers and young children(Section 22)
*Midwives Service(Section 23)
*Health Visiting(Section 24)
*Home Nursing(Section 25)
*Vaccination and Immunisation(Section 26)
*Domestic Help(Section 29)
School Health Services and Dental Services.
(Provided under Education Act, 1944, the Borough of Hendon being an Excepted
District.)
*These services are administered on an area basis, Area 4 consisting of the Boroughs of
Hendon and Finchley. The Area Health Committee acts as a Sub-Committee of the 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.
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