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Willesden 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.—
| Name. | Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. | Work Undertaken. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Willesden Special Surgery Clinic for Disabled Ex-Service Men. | 84, Priory Park Road, Kilburn, N.W. 6. | One house adapted and equipped | St. John's Voluntary Aid Detachment, Middlesex, 58 (Women's) | Electrical treatment and massage. |
| Willesden Women's Civil Corps, Child Welfare Committee | St. Mary's Parish Room, Church End, Willesden | Willesden Women's Civil Corps. | Child Welfare. | |
| Venereal Diseases Clinics | The Middlesex County Council have made arrangements with General Hospitals in London, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Tottenham, in Middlesex, and the Royal Hospital, Richmond, in Surrey, for the treatment of persons suffering from these complaints. | |||
HOSPITALS PROVIDED OR SUBSIDISED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY OR BY THE
COUNTY COUNCIL.
(1) Tuberculosis County Sanatorium, Harefield, Middlesex. Middlesex County Council.
Clare Hall Sanatorium. „ „ „
{2) Maternity Willesden Municipal Hospital, Brentfield Road, Neasden, N.W. 10. Supported
wholly by the Willesden Urban District Council. The Maternity
Pavilion provides accommodation in 3 wards for 16 beds with a separate
Labour Ward containing 1 bed. There is an operating theatre and a
sanitary annexe, consisting of lavatories, sterilising room, bath room and
pantry.
(3) Children Willesden Municipal Hospital, Brentfield Road, Neasden, N.W. 10.
ported wholly by the Willesden Urban District Council. 32 beds for
diseases of children up to 14.years of age.
St. Monica's Home Hospital for Sick Children, 16, Brondesbury Park, N.W.
Edgar Lee Home for Invalid Boys, 14, Stonebridge Park. The Home is for
boys of 5 to 14 years of age suffering from heart disease and rheumatism.
(4) Fever Willesden Municipal Hospital, Brentfield Road, Neasden, N.W. 10.
ported wholly by the Willesden Urban District Council. 150 beds.
(5) Smallpox Willesden Smallpox Hospital, Kingsbury.
(6) Other Park Royal Hospital, Acton Lane, N.W. Provided by the Willesden
Guardians. General cases, Maternity Ward, Children's Ward.
Willesden General Hospital, Harlesden Road, N.W. General cases.
St. Andrew's Hospital, Dollis Hill, N.W. For the reception of patients who,
while not suitable subjects for free treatment in charitable institutions, are
yet unable to meet the charges necessary to secure adequate medical or
surgical treatment in private nursing homes.
Dollis Hill House Convalescent Hospital, Gladstone Park, N.W. Ministry
of Pensions.
Adjacent London hospitals are also available for Willesden.
ANY INSTITUTIONAL PROVISION FOR UNMARRIED MOTHERS, ILLEGITIMATE
INFANTS AND HOMELESS CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT.
(1) Unmarried mothers are admitted to the Maternity Wards of the Willesden Municipal Hospital
for confinement.
(2) Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital Convalescent Home, 20, Victoria Road, Kilburn, N.W. 6.
(3) Harrow and Willesden Ruri-decanal Association for Preventive and Rescue Work, St. Mary's
Home, 34, Craven Park, N.W. 10.
(4) Park Royal Hospital (Willesden Guardians) and Guardians' Scattered Homes.
See the Willesden Annual Health Report for 1919 for further details of Clinics, Hospitals, other
Institutions, etc.