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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 died or been
found dead in their area if in such case it appears to the Council that no suitable
arrangements for the disposal of the body have been or are being made.
During the year nine burials were carried out, eight adults and one child.
GENERAL HOSPITAL FACILITIES
Edgware General Hospital.
Hendon District Hospital.
The needs for mental treatment are served by Napsbury Hospital.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES - HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION
West Hendon 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)
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