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(1) Luncheon clubs;
(2) Meals-on-Wheels;
(3) Holiday schemes;
(4) Chiropody;
(5) Laundry service;
(6) Domestic help;
(7) Home nursing;
(8) Home visiting;
(9) Social clubs;
(10) Work shops for the elderly;
(11) Advisory clinics for the elderly.
The work shops for the elderly scheme has proved to be an
unqualified success. It seems to have a tremendous therapeutic effect on
all who attend. They meet others, chat, do a job of work and all are
seemingly given a new aim and interest in life. All in all, it is a really
worthwhile project.
(H) LABORATORY FACILITIES
The examination of clinical material of public health significance is
carried out free of cost to the patient and doctor at the Central Public
Health Laboratory, Colindale Avenue, London, N.W.10, (Telephone No.
Colindale 7041). The clinical material is collected each day by a van sent
by the laboratory calling about mid-day at the Harrow Hospital and at
Kynaston Court. The following is a summary of the examination of
material from this district carried out during the year:—
Nose and Throat Swabs 1947
Faeces 283
Sputum 6
Others 12
(I) AMBULANCE SERVICE
The Accident and Sick Removal Branches of the service have now
been integrated and all vehicles and operational personnel are based
primarily in one of the ten depots. Number 6 depot is at Imperial Drive.
Rayners Lane, and Number 5, the County Headquarters for the
Ambulance Service is at The Mall, Kenton (Telephone No. Dryden 0251).
Each depot has a small number of "satellite" stations at which some of
the ambulances and crews reserved for accidents and emergencies will be
located. Movements of all ambulances will be governed by an ambulance
control system based on the G.P.O. telephone system. Anyone requiring
an ambulance for an accident or an emergency will use the 999 or other
appropriate telephone system and be connected immediately to a control
which will direct the nearest available ambulance to attend.