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The Executive Council comprises a chairman appointed by the
Minister of Health and 24 members, of whom eight are appointed by the
Local Health Authority, four by the Minister of Health, seven by the
Local Medical Committee, three by the Local Dental Committee, and two
by the Local Pharmaceutical Committee. The office of the Middlesex
Executive Council is at North-West House, 119, Marylebone Road, N.W.3
(Clerk, Mr. F. J. Ashford. Tel. No. Paddington 3223).
Included in the duties of the Local Health Authority is one to provide,
equip and maintain to the satisfaction of the Minister, premises (health
centres) at which facilities shall be available for all or any of the following
purposes : general medical services, general dental services, pharmaceutical
services, any of the services which the Local Health Authority are
required or are empowered to provide, and the services of specialists or
other services provided for outpatients.
NURSING, MIDWIFERY, ETC., IN THE HOME.
1. General Nursing.
The needs of those requiring nursing in the home were for most of
the district met by the staff of the Greater Harrow & District Nursing
Association, working from two homes, " Warneford," 79, Bessborough
Road, Harrow, and 93, Uppingham Avenue, Harrow Weald. The
Pinner and Hatch End Nursing Association provided a maternity and
nursing service for Pinner and a nursing service for Hatch End. The
Edgware and Little Stanmore Nursing Association maintained a general
trained nurse in Whitchurch Lane, while the Watling District Nursing
Association operating from Hendon provided a midwifery and a nursing
service for some of the eastern part of the district.
Since July, 1948, the County Council has assumed responsibility
for the home nursing service as required to under Section 25 of the
National Health Service Act : " It shall be the duty of every local health
authority to make provision in their area whether making arrangements
with voluntary organisations for the employment by those organisations
of nurses, or by themselves supplying nurses, for securing the attendance
of nurses on persons who require nursing in their own homes." The
County Council decided to maintain the service by themselves employing
the nurses, although for some time some of the nursing associations have
assisted the County Council by continuing to administer the service.
The service will be under the supervision of the superintendent of
the Home Nursing Service working at the Area Office, her duties being
combined with those of non-medical supervisor of midwives.
For the time being those needing the services of a home nurse should
approach Miss Dodds at " Warneford," 79, Bessborough Road, Harrow
(Tel. No. Byron 2647) ; Miss Allan, 93, Uppingham Avenue, Harrow
Weald (Tel. No. Wordsworth 2538) ; Miss Dutson, 254, Uxbridge Road,
Hatch End (Tel. No. Hatch End 213) ; Miss Swift, 135, Pinner Hill Road,
Pinner (Tel. No. Pinner 2607) ; Miss F. M. Sennitt, 138, Whitchurch
Lane, Edgware, of the Edgware and Little Stanmore Association, and the
matron, Miss Perkins, of 1, Gervase Road, Edgware (Tel. No. Mill Hill
1836), the superintendent of the Watling District Nursing Association.