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Harrow 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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(E) NURSING HOMES
There are private establishments which provide accommodation for
various types of patients. Section 187 of the Public Health Act, 1936,
requires that these homes shall be registered with the local health authority.
The County Council decided that the responsibility for registering and
supervising them should rest not with the local Area Committee, but with
the Health Committee of the County Council. Applications for registration
have to be made to the Clerk of the County Council. The
responsibility of a local authority in regard to nursing homes is at present
ill-defined. The main difficulty is supervision of the Management of the
home and being reasonably certain that patients are really getting the
service they need. It is hoped as a result of a new act of Parliament recently
introduced, that the present, admittedly imperfect system may be improved
to the benefit of the predominently elderly persons in these homes.
The following table sets out the particulars of the various homes registered at the end of the year, with details of their ownership and their accommodation:—
| Beds | Type of Case | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs. A. M. Elphick | 13 | Medical or Chronic | |
| Mr. A. E. Elphick | |||
| Beverley Maternity Home, | Miss C. Dear | 2 | Maternity |
| 170 Whitchurch Lane, Edgware. | 2 | Chronic | |
| Mrs. T. O'Donnell | 6 | Chronic | |
| Calvary Nursing Home, Sudbury Hill. | Mother Superior | 46 | Medical or Chronic |
| Glenleigh Nursing Home, 85 Marlborough Hill, Wealdstone. | Mrs. Woodman | 16 | Chronic |
| Heywood Nursing Home, London Road, Stanmore. | Mrs. M. Guyatt | 4 | Medical |
| 1 | Maternity | ||
| St. Michael's Nursing Home, 11 Hindes Road, Harrow. | Mrs. T. O'Donnell | 8 | Medical or Chronic |
| Dr. Lincoln Williams | 11 | Mental (borderline) |
(F) ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MASSAGE AND
SPECIAL TREATMENT
Section 355 of the Middlesex County Council Act, 1944, prohibits
any person carrying on in this district an establishment for massage and
special treatment without a licence from the District Council authorising
him to do so. There is a saving clause for registered members of the
Chartered Society of Physiotherapists and for members of the medical
Profession.