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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 5 burials were carried out, 4 adults and 1
child.
GENERAL HOSPITAL FACILITIES
Edgware General Hospital.
Colindale 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.
Colindale Hospital.
Admissions are normally made through the Chest Clinic, but
in an emergency any chest case may be admitted to Colindale
Hospital by the general practitioner phoning the hospital direct.
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)
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