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*Chiropody Service (Section 28)
*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.
MEDICAL PRACTITIONER SERVICE AMD
CLASSIFICATION OF AREAS
The Middlesex Executive Committee has four categories, viz:Designated,
Open, Intermediate and Restricted Areas.
The present classifications of the different wards of the
Boroi^gh are as follows:-
(1) Open Areas-Burnt Oak, Childs Hill, Garden Suburb
Mill Hill and West Hendon.
Applications from doctors to enter practice in areas
classified as Designated or Open will be granted automatically on
the completion of their arrangements.
(2) Intermediate Areas-Central.
In this area the number of patients on the average general
practitioner's list is reasonable. New practices may be established
in such areas but the initial practice allowance is not likely to be
paid.
(3) Restricted Areas-Edgware, Golders Green and Park.
These are areas in which the number of doctors is adequate.
Normally applications by doctors to start new practices are not
granted.
LABORATORY FACILITIES
These are provided at the Central Public Health Laboratory,
Colindale. Specimens may be sent direct to the Laboratory by
medical practitioners or by special collection from the Public
Health Department provided they are received not later than 3.30 p.m.
Monday to Friday.
I would like to express my appreciation of the work carried out
by the staff at the Laboratory who, during the course of the year,
have given considerable advice and help to the Public Health
Department.
The number of samples taken in respect of milk, ice cream,
domestic water supplies and swimming pools is shown elsewhere in
the report.
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