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Willesden 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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(ii.) Willesden District Nursing Association (in affiliation with the Queen Victoria's Jubilee
Institute for Nurses) was established in Octobef, 1926, for the purpose of providing
visiting nurses for the sick and infirm in all classes of the community. The address of
the Association is 19, Park Avenue, N.W. 2.
(iii.) District Nurses are also at work in connection with Nursing Associations, Churches,
Missions, etc.
(b) For infectious diseases, e.g., Measles, etc.—
Carried out by the Council's Home Nurse as above, and by the Willesden District Nursing
Association.
Midwives—Employment of, or subsidy to, practising Midwives, by Public Health Authority.
The Council pays the fees of Midwives in home confinement cases where the economic
circumstances of the patient are below the Council's scale. The fee agreed with the North West
Middlesex Midwives' Association is £1 11s. 6d., but for a first confinement, £2 2s.
The number of Midwives who at February 14th, 1930, had notified the Middlesex County
Council of their intention to practise in Willesden was 35.
CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
| Name. | Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. | Work Undertaken. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Centre (1) | 9, Willesden Lane, Kilburn, N.W 6 | Two houses adapted and equipped for undertaking the care and supervision of the expectant and nursing mother and child up to school leaving age | Willesden Urban District Council | Maternity and Child Welfare and School Work—Medical and Dental— Schools for Mothers Artificial Sunlight Clinic at Centre (1). Cancer Clinics. |
| Municipal Centre (2) | 381, High Road, Willesden, N.W. 10 | Ditto | Ditto | |
| Health Department | 54, Winchester Avenue, N.W. 6 | Suitably equipped Medical Officer's room | Ditto | Examination of abnormal children. |
| Lower Place School for Mothers | Lower Place, Acton Lane, Harlesden, N.W. 10. | Separate building in School Playground. Two rooms and usual offices | Ditto | School for Mothers. |
| Tuberculosis Dispensary | Pound Lane, Willesden, N.W. 10 | - | Middlesex County Council | Tuberculosis Dispensary. |
| Infant Welfare Centre and Club | 84, Princess Road, Kilburn, N.W. 6 | A house adapted and equipped for infant welfare work | Voluntary Committee. Hon. Sec., Mrs. Howard Figgis | Maternity and Child Welfare School for Mothers. |
| "Princess" Day Nursery | 47 and 49, Chichester Road, Kilburn, N.W. 6 | Two houses adapted and equipped as a Day Nursery | Voluntary Committee. Hon. Sec., Mrs. Howard Figgis | Day Nursery. |
| The Willesden V.A.D. Clinic | 159, Willesden Lane, Kilburn, N.W. 6. | One house adapted and equipped | St. John's Voluntary Aid Detachment, Middlesex, 58 (Women's) | Massage—Radiant Heat—Electricity —Medical Gymnastics—Artificial Light Treatment. |
| 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. | |||
| There are also Centres situated in adjacent districts which are used by Willesden residents. | ||||