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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Harrow 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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NURSING AND MATERNITY HOMES.
The following table is a summary of the nursing homes in the district, giving particulars of the type of case dealt with and the allocation of beds:—
| Type of Case. | Total No. of beds. | No. of Maternity beds. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25, Roxborough Avenue, Harrow-on-the-Hill | Maternity, medical, chronic, surgical. | 8 | 8 |
| Bowden House, High Street, Harrow | Medical, nerve, chronic. | 13 | - |
| Children's Convalescent Home, Bushey Heath | Convalescent | 16 | - |
| St. Vincent's Nursing Home, Headstone Lane, North Harrow | Maternity, medical, chronic. | 12 | 8 |
| Grosvenor House Nursing Home, 100, High Street, Harrow | Maternity, medical. | 12 | 3 |
| 21/23, Albert Road, Harrow | Maternity, medical. | 7 | 5 |
| 32, Kingshill Drive, Kenton | Maternity. | 1 | 1 |
| 61, Weldon Crescent, Harrow | Maternity. | 5 | 5 |
| Oxhey Grove, Hatch End | Mental, borderline and nervous disease. | 6 | — |
| Kenwood Nursing Home, Nower hill, Printer | Maternity, medical surgical | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| Fair Elms Nursing Home, Headstone Lane, Hatch End | Maternity, medical, surgical. | 8 | 6 |
| Highfield Nursing Home, London Road, Stanmore | Maternity, medical, surgical. | 10 | 10 |
| Suffolk House Maternity Home, Marsh Lane, Stanmore | Maternity, medical, chronic. | 7 | 7 |
| 11, Hindes Road, Wealdstone | Maternity, medical, surgical. | 7 | 7 |