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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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| Beds | Type of Case | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdene Nursing Home, 11, Hindes Road, Harrow | Mrs. A. Gee | 10 | Maternity and others |
| Roxborough Nursing Home, 25, Roxborough Avenue, Harrow | Miss Calland Miss Burrows | 13 | Maternity and others |
| St. Anne's Nursing Home, 34, West End Avenue, Pinner | Mrs. D. Hickman | 7 | Chronic |
| St. Vincent's Nursing Home, Headstone Lane, North Harrow | Mrs. P. Thomas | 4 | Maternity and medical |
| Suffolk House Nursing Home, Marsh Lane, Stanmore | Mrs. D. M. Williamson | 8 | Maternity and others |
| The Avenue Nursing Home, 28, The Avenue, Hatch End | Mrs. A. Carter | 4 | Medical |
| The Firs Nursing Home, 13, Roxborough Park, Harrow | Hillingdon Surgical Instrument Co. | 22 | Maternity |
| The Hall, Harrow Weald | Dr. Lincoln Williams | 10 | Mental (borderline) |
At the beginning of the year there were 18 registered homes, with
183 beds, about half of these being for maternity and the other half for
other patients. At the end of the year there were 19 registered homes,
with a total of 210 beds; of these 73 were for maternity patients.
ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MASSAGE AND SPECIAL
TREATMENT
By Section 355 of the Middlesex County Council Act, 1944, no person
shall carry on in this district an establishment for massage or special
treatment without a licence from the Council authorising him to do so.
There is a saving clause in respect of a registered member of the Chartered
Society of Physiotherapy and a member of the medical profession.
Before approving the registration of any premises the Committee
requires to be satisfied about the general suitability of the premises for
the work and of the equipment. Those registered are required to comply
with the bye-laws as to the exhibition of the certificates of registration,
the scale of charges, etc. As yet there is no bye-law in force in this
district which enables the authority to determine the standard of training
of the practitioner.
The following are particulars of the premises licensed at the end of
the year:—
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