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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
the supervision of Miss M. Lock. The orthopaedic surgeon, Mr. K. I.
Nissen, attends once a month.
Care of the Feet
A limited chiropody service is provided for children attending
maintained schools, for nursing and expectant mothers, and for children
under school age. While these perhaps are not the sections of the
population who suffer most from conditions of the feet needing this form
of treatment, there is room for much useful work to be done in dealing
with them. Apart from this aspect, it is hoped that the activities of the
chiropodist will result in more attention being given to this matter and
that steadily more will appreciate what scope there is for preventing the
development of disabling and painful conditions.
Tuberculosis Clinic
Most of the area is served by the Chest Clinic at 199, Station Road,
Harrow, the 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 Kynaston Court.
Mental Health Service
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 Treatment Acts, and for the ascertainment and
community care of mental defectives.