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national assistance board
Under the National Assistance Act, 1948, the National
Assistance Board are responsible for granting cash assistance
to persons in need.
The Board's Office for this District is at Colham House,
Bakers Road, Uxbridge. Telephone- Uxbridge 8601.
schools
The Middlesex County Council is the Education Authority for
both Primary and Secondary education.
Private Schools have been regularly supervised by this
Department to ensure compliance with the public health
regulations.
ambulance service
The Ambulance Service is administered by the Middlesex
County Council Fire and Ambulance Service. In an emergency the
Ambulance Service can be called by telephoning '999' or '0' and
asking for Ambulance Service. Other enquiries should be made to
Fire and Ambulance Service Headquarters, Harrow Road, Wembley.
(Telephone: Wembley 1121 or 4861)
laboratory facilities
Bacteriological examinations are carried out by the Public
Health Laboratory Service, Central Public Health Laboratory,
Colindale Avenue, Colindale, London, N.W.9.
(Telephone' Colindale 7041)
Medical Practitioners can leave swabs and specimens in
receiving boxes provided at the following places in the Urban
District. These specimens will be collected daily by the
Messenger. The Laboratory request that all specimens be left
for collection and not forwarded by post.
Address Position of Receiving
Box
NORTHWOOD: Public Health Office. Inside general office.
76 High Street.
EASTCOTE: Eastcote House, High
Road (back entrance) In vestibule; inside
back entrance.
RUISLIP: Fire Station, In main vehicle shed,
Eastcote Road, on wall left-hand side
of doors.
national assistance act, 1948, section 47
There was no official action taken by the Council under
the above Section of the National Assistance Act, 1948, in
respect of the removal to institutions of persons in need of
care and attention, A few persons, however, were accommodated
by voluntary arrangement and with the co-operation of the
County Welfare Officer.
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