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then employed by them. Because of the inability to secure sufficient
staff who wanted to live in to warrant both nurses' homes being retained,
in 1951 the Bessborough Road home was closed. For the same reason
in 1953 that at Uppingham Avenue was closed. From that time the
service has been provided by nurses living in their own homes. For a
while it was difficult to recruit whole-time nurses so the service depended
on the help of part-time nurses. Gradually the numbers of whole-time
staff engaged rose. As far as possible each whole-time nurse serves the
district in which she lives, but as no houses can be offered to nursing
staff, nurses have to be appointed to fill vacancies irrespective of where
they live, so that the nurses engaged do not live in the areas in which
they work to the same extent as do the midwives. Medical practitioners
get into touch direct with the appropriate nurse. Although the proposals
of the County Council said " as far as the members of the staff available
will allow, a twenty-four hour service will be maintained " the service
provided is essentially a day-time one, the nurses doing their routine
rounds of morning and evening visits.
The following is a list of the whole-time nurses in the district in May,
1955:—
Mrs. G. Andrew, 425, Northolt Road, South Harrow. (Byron 1461)
Mr. R. J. Belding, 16, Luffenham House, Fairfield Avenue, Oxhey, Herts.
(Hatch End 2144).
Mr. R. G. Bowman, 23, Woodstock Road, Wembley. (Wembley 9306.)
Mrs. J. Brown, 18, Woodlands Road, Harrow. (Harrow 8099.)
Miss J. Dutson, 254, Uxbridge Road, Hatch End. (Hatch End 4213.)
Mrs. M. R. Eastoe, 22, Church Avenue, Pinner. (Pinner 852.)
Mrs. B. C. Fagan, 113, Malvern Avenue, South Harrow. (Byron 6085.)
Mrs. G. R. Found, 12, Gloucester Road, North Harrow. (Harrow 5785.)
Mrs. I. M. Gardiner, 28, Headstone Lane, Harrow. (Pinner 1398.)
Miss K. H. L. Inglis, 59, Draycott Avenue, Kenton. (Wordsworth 9303.)
Miss K. P. Johnston, 10, Tudor Gables, Birkbeck Road, N.W.7. (Mill
Hill 2800.)
Mrs. H. R. Newby, 124, Village Way, Pinner. (Pinner 5972.)
Miss I. G. Pearce, 1, Farrer Road, Kenton. (Wordsworth 8408.)
Mrs. D. Ridgers, 151, Headstone Drive, Harrow. (Harrow 9592.)
Mrs. G. O. Smith, 7, Headstone Road, Harrow. (Harrow 3108.)
Mr. L. J. Taylor, 120, Harrow View, Harrow. (Harrow 4104.)
Mrs. C. E. Thomas, 1, Albert Road, Harrow. (Harrow 4835.)
Mrs. M. Thomas, 171, Streatfield Road, Kenton. (Wordsworth 5132.)
Mrs. O. M. Wallis, 15, Hill Crescent, Kenton. (Harrow 0288.)
Mrs. G. E. Yorston, 102, King's Road, South Harrow. (Byron 0801.)
In addition there are seven part-time nurses engaged mostly in
duties in the mornings.
The administration of the Home Nursing Service is one of the
functions for which the Local Area Committee is responsible.
The Superintendent of the Home Nurses is Mrs. R. M. Bromley,
who works from Kynaston Court.
Nursing Equipment. By Section 28 of the National Health Service
Act a local health authority may make arrangements for the purpose of
the prevention of illness, the care of persons suffering from illness, the
care of mental defectives or the after care of such persons. The County
Council's proposals under this section include: " the making available of
nursing equipment within reasonable or practicable limits on loan to