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Physio-Therapy Treatment.
The Harrow Hospital maintains a physical treatment centre at the
Car Park Building, Station Road, Harrow (Tel. No. Harrow 0926). The
medical director, Dr. G. C. Farrington, attends at fixed sessions to see
all new cases. A wide range of treatment is carried out by the staff
under supervision of Miss M. Lock. The orthopaedic surgeon, Mr. K. I.
Nissen, attends once a month.
Tuberculosis Clinic.
Most of the area is served by the Chest Clinic at 53, Greenhill Crescent,
part of the district to the north and east being served by the Chest
Clinic at the Edgware General Hospital.
Treatment of Venereal Diseases.
Sufferers can be treated at certain London Hospitals and at the
Central Middlesex Hospital, Acton Lane, Willesden; Hillingdon Hospital,
Royal Lane, Hillingdon; and West Middlesex Hospital, Twickenham
Road, Isleworth.
The most convenient of the London Hospitals at which treatment is
provided are St. Mary's Hospital, Cambridge Place, Paddington, and
University College Hospital, Gower Street.
PROVISION FOR SPECIAL CLASSES OF PERSON.
The Deprived Child.
The duty of providing for the deprived child falls on the Children's
Committee of the County Council and the Children's Officer, Miss J.
Rowell, of 10, Great George Street, S.W.1 (Tel. No. Trafalgar 7799).
In this area the work is carried out by the Area Children's Officer, Miss
Susan Boag, at the County Council's Children's Care Office, 48, Station
Road, Harrow (Tel. No. Harrow 2963).
The Handicapped Adult.
The mental health services are integrated with the other health
services established under the National Health Service Act. The duties
of the local health authority include responsibility for the initial care and
conveyance to hospital of patients who fall to be dealt with under the
Lunacy and Mental Treatments Acts, and for the ascertainment and
community care of mental defectives. The Health Committee of the
County Council is responsible for the mental health functions of the
Authority.
The local authorised officers are Mr. W. J. Pedel and Mr. W. Bullwinkle,
of 48, Station Road, Harrow (Tel. No. Harrow 5600).
The National Assistance Board assists persons who are without
resources to meet their requirements, or whose resources must be supplemented
in order to meet their requirements. It is the duty of the
Local Authority (the County Council) to provide (a) residential accommodation
for persons who by reason of age, infirmity or other circumstances,
are in need of care and attention which is not otherwise available to them;
and (b) temporary accommodation for persons who are in urgent need
thereof, being need arising in circumstances which could not reasonably