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Harrow 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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of satisfactory standard as specified in the Regulations. Powers are now
given to authorities to give managers written notice specifying in what
respect the conduct of the home falls short and what needs to be done to
satisfy the requirements. Failure to comply with these notices or contravention
of the Regulations can lead to proceedings against the managers
in a magistrate's court. The Regulations are wide enough to ensure that
suitable and adequate facilities to meet the requirements of differing types
of patient are provided in the various nursing homes, e.g. in maternity
homes provision of proper facilities for preparation of babies feeds,
separate labour room, single room for observation or isolation. The
Regulations also permit private interview between inspecting officers and
patients to investigate complaints; empower an authority to define numbers
to be received in a particular home and after May 1964 will cancel the
exemption from registration of certain voluntary hospitals or institutes
not carried on for profit.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda House, Mount Park, Harrow. | Mrs. A. M. Elphick | 13 | Medical or Chronic |
| Mr. A. E. Elphick | |||
| Beverley Maternity Home, 170 Whitchurch Lane, Edgware. | Miss C. Dear | 2 | Maternity |
| 2 | Chronic | ||
| Brockenhurst Nursing Home, 84 Hindes Road, Harrow. | Mrs. T. O'Donnell | 6 | Chronic |
| Calvary Nursing Home, Sudbury Hill, Harrow. | Mother Superior | 48 | Medical or Chronic |
| Heywood Nursing Home, London Road, Stanmore. | Mrs. M. Guyatt | 4 | Medical |
| 1 | Maternity | ||
| Hillmede Nursing Home, Lansdowne Road, Harrow. | Mrs. D. M. Woodman | 10 | Chronic |
| St. Michael's Nursing Home, 11 Hindes Road, Harrow. | Mrs. T. O'Donnell | 8 | Medical or Chronic |
(F) ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MASSAGE AND
SPECIAL TREATMENT
By Section 355 of the Middlesex County Council Act of 1944, no
person shall carry on in this district an establishment for massage or
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 Physiotherapy and for members of the medical
profession.