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Wembley 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

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CHAPTER II.
GENERAL HEALTH SERVICES.
1. HOSPITALS. The whole of Wembley lies within the area
of the North West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board but
hospitals accepting the sick are administered by two Hospital Management
Committees, the Central Middlesex Group Hospital Management
Committee and the Hendon Group Hospital Management
Committee, the two major general hospitals being the Central
Middlesex Hospital and the Edgware General Hospital.
The Wembley Hospital and the Kingsbury Maternity Hospital
are situated in the Borough and these hospitals are under the control
of the Governors of Charing Cross Hospital.
Infectious diseases are normally accepted at the Neasden Hospital
or, in case of necessity, at the Hendon Isolation Hospital.
Cases of mental deficiency and mental disease are catered for at
Shenley Hospital.
Arrangements are made for the admission of tuberculous patients
to a variety of hospitals through the three Chest Clinics serving the
area.
A list of hospitals is included:—
Central Middlesex Hospital, Acton Lane, N.W.10.
(ELGar 5733.)
Edgware General Hospital, Edgware, Middlesex.
(EDGware 8181.)
Wembley Hospital, Fairview Avenue, Wembley, Middlesex.
(WEMbley 3136.)
Kingsbury Maternity Hospital, Honeypot Lane,
Kingsbury, N.W.9. (COLindale 6309.)
Neasden Hospital, Brentfield Road, Neasden, N.W.10.
(WILlesden 2117.)
Hendon Isolation Hospital, Goldsmith Avenue, Hendon,
N.W.9. (COLindale 8182.)
Willesden Chest Clinic, Pound Lane, Willesden, N.W.10.
(WILlesden 6254.)
Harrow Chest Clinic, 199, Station Road, Harrow,
Middlesex. (HARrow 1075.)
Edgware Chest Clinic, Edgware General Hospital,
Edgware, Middlesex. (EDGware 4467/8.)
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