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tion was given by the clinic Committee of the Harrow and Wealdstone
Hospital to the question of providing at this address a foot clinic.
On representations of the Women's Co-operative Guild urging the
need for establishing a gynaecological clinic and a chiropody clinic it
was decided, after consultation with the County Council and the Council's
consultant gynaecologist that any facilities which could be provided
by a gynaecological clinic were available at the Redhill County Hospital;
while the question of establishing a chiropody clinic was left in view of
the decision of the hospital clinic Committee to establish their foot
clinic at 76, Marlborough Hill.
Agreement was reached with the County Council that maternity
and child welfare cases in the Edgware area could attend the orthopaedic
clinic maintained by the County Council at their Stag Lane clinic ; also
that school children suffering from orthopaedic defects could benefit
from the facilities available at the Marlborough Hill clinic.
During the year the Middlesex Education Committee established
a Child Guidance clinic at St. John's Road, Harrow. By arrangement
children under five attending the local maternity and child welfare
clinics can be referred there.
ESTABLISHMENT FOR MASSAGE AND SPECIAL
TREATMENT.
In accordance with the provisions of part 7 of the Middlesex County
Council Act, 1934, no person, with certain provisos regarding practice
by medical practitioners or members of the Chartered Society of Massage
and Medical Gymnastics shall carry on an establishment for massage or
special treatment without a licence. In 1938, there were 21 treatment
premises while in addition there were four used by members of the
C.S.M.M.G. Since the outbreak of the war these figures have been
reduced so that in 1942, there were only 17 premises licensed.
Consideration was given to the question of restricting in this area
the practice of massage and special treatment to those possessing suitable
qualifications. A draft bye-law was submitted to the Home Office, who
however, expressed the view that it was not advisable at the present
time to consider any further bye-law though it was hoped that a less
restrictive form of bye-law would be formulated when circumstances
are more favourable.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
Up to the end of the year the ambulances continued to be housed
at the different fire stations, being manned by the Civil Defence personnel.
There were no changes in the fleet of five vehicles. The following figures
relate to this service in the past year :—
Traffic accidents
Accidents (other than traffic) including street illnesses, etc.
Maternity removals
Sick removals to and from hospitals 2,832
Calls received, ambulance not required upon arrival
Total number of calls answered by ambulances during year 3,829
Total mileage covered during the year 38,590.4
Carried out for other Authorities