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HOSPITALS FOR WILLESDEN.
(a) Provided or Subsidised by the Local Authority or by the County Council.
(1) Tuberculosis County Sanatorium, Harefield. Middlesex County Council.
Clare Hall Sanatorium, South Mimms. Middlesex County Council.
(2) Maternity Park Royal Hospital, Acton Lane, N.W. 10. Provided by the Willesden
Guardians.
(3) Fever Willesden Municipal Hospital, Brentfield Road, Neasden, N.W. 10.
vided by the Willesden Urban District Council. 132 beds (Ministry of
Health Standard).
(4) Smallpox Willesden Smallpox Hospital, Kingsbury. Provided by the Willesden
Urban District Council. 32 beds.
(b) Other Hospitals available for the District.
(1) Children St. Monica's Home Hospital for Sick Children, 16, Brondesbury Park, N.W.
The Willesden Council sends cases of Marasmus to this hospital under its
Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme by arrangement with the Committee
of the Hospital.
Edgar Lee Home for Invalid Boys, 14, Stonebridge Park. The Home is for
boys of 5-14 years of age suffering from heart disease and rheumatism.
(2) General, etc. Park Royal Hospital, Acton Lane, N.W. Provided by the Willesden
Guardians. General cases, Maternity Ward, Children's Ward. The
Willesden Council sends Maternity cases to this hospital under its
Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme by arrangement with the Guardians.
Willesden General Hospital, Harlesden Road, N.W. General cases. The
Willesden Council sends cases of Enlarged Tonsils, Adenoids, Deflected
Nasal Septum and Marasmus to this hospital under its Maternity and
Child Welfare and School Medical Service Schemes by arrangement with
the Committee of the Hospital.
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.
Adjacent London hospitals are also available for Willesden.
INSTITUTIONAL PROVISION FOR UNMARRIED MOTHERS, ILLEGITIMATE
INFANTS AND HOMELESS CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT.
(1) Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital Convalescent Home, 20, Victoria Road, Kilburn, N.W. 6.
(2) Harrow and Willesden Ruri-decanal Association for Preventive and Rescue Work, St. Mary's
Home, 34, Craven Park, N.W. 10.
(3) 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, including the Invalid Children's Aid Association, etc.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
Motor Ambulances are available as follows:—
(a) For infectious cases—
1 ambulance.
(b) For non-infectious cases and accident cases—
1 ambulance.
These motor ambulances have been established and are maintained by the W illesden Urban
District Council. The garage is situated at the Municipal Hospital, Brentfield Road, Neasden,
N.W. 10.
An all night service is in operation but it is only partial as there is only one driver on duty
and any calls received when he is out cannot be dealt with.
A detailed report on the service for the financial year 1928-9 will be found in Appendix C.