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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA.
LABORATORY FACILITIES.
Laboratory facilities are dealt with in the Annual Report on the Municipal Hospital, page 73.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
Motor Ambulances are available as follows:—
(a) For infectious cases—
1 ambulance.
(b) For non-infectious cases, accident cases and maternity cases—
3 ambulances.
These motor ambulances have been established and are maintained by the Willesden Borough
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 1932-33 will be found in Appendix C.
NURSING IN THE HOME.
There have been no changes in the arrangements for the above outlined in the 1931 Annual
Report.
CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
There are no developments or changes to be noted. The work of the Clinics appears in other
parts of the Report.
HOSPITALS.
There are no developments or changes to be noted.
MIDWIFERY AND MATERNITY SERVICES.
M idwifery.
In accordance with Section 10 of the Midwives Act, 1902, 38 Midwives gave notice in the month
of January, 1934, of their intention to practice in Willesden. During the year the Council increased
the fees payable by the Council to Midwives in home confinement cases for which the Council are
responsible from £2 2s. to £2 10s. in the case of a first confinement and from £1 11s. 6d. to £2 in the
case of a second or subsequent confinement. The Council also agreed that in Midwives cases sent
to Hospital for confinement on the advice of the Council's Consulting Obstetrician half the usual
fee be paid to the midwife on the understanding that no fee is received by the midwife from the
patient.
Maternity Service.
There are no developments or changes to record.
The Service is dealt with in other parts of the Report.
INSTITUTIONAL PROVISION FOR MOTHERS OR CHILDREN.
There are no developments or changes to record.
HEALTH VISITORS—INFANT LIFE PROTECTION—ORTHOPEDIC TREATMENT.
There is nothing to record except what is set out elsewhere in the Report.
SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
List of Local Acts, Adoptive Acts, Bye-laws and local Regulations in force in the District, with
date of adoption.
Local Acts:—
Willesden Local Board Act, 1876. Royal Assent 27.6.1876.
Willesden Local Board Act, 1887. Royal Assent 8.8.1887.
Willesden Sewerage Act, 1896. Royal Assent 14.8.1896.
*Willesden Urban District Council Act, 1903. Royal Assent 11.8.1903.