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Harrow 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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GENERAL SERVICES
Nursing Homes
These 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.
Additional powers for supervision are exercised under the Mental Health
Act 1959, and the Nursing Homes Act 1963.
The following table sets out the particulars of the various homes registered at the end of the year, with details of ownership and their accommodation:—
| Beds | Type of Case | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda House, Mount Park, | Mrs. A. M. Elphick | 13 | Medical or Chronic |
| Harrow. | Mr. A. E. Elphick | ||
| Bowden House Clinic, | Bowden House Nursing | 47 | Mental |
| London Road, Harrow-on-the-Hill | Home Association Ltd. | ||
| Brockenhurst Nursing Home, | Mrs. M. A. Taylor | 11 | Chronic |
| 82/84 Hindes Road, Harrow. | |||
| Calvary Nursing Home, | Mother Superior | 42 | Medical or Chronic |
| Sudbury Hill, Harrow. | |||
| Heywood Nursing Home, | Mrs. M. Guyatt | 5 | Surgical or Medical |
| London Road, Stanmore. | |||
| Hillmede Nursing Home, | Mrs. D. M. Woodman | 11 | Chronic |
| 3 Lansdowne Road, Harrow. | |||
| St. Michael's Nursing Home, | Mrs. M. A. Taylor | 8 | Medical or Chronic |
| 11 Hindes Road, Harrow. | |||
| Westwood Nursing Home, | Mrs. D. M. Woodman | 7 | Medical or Chronic |
| 22 Hindes Road, Harrow. | |||
Establishments for Massage and Special Treatment
All persons in the district wishing to carry on an establishment for
massage or special treatment are required by Section 355 of the Middlesex
County Council Act 1944 as amended by the Local Law (North West
London Boroughs) Order 1965, to obtain a licence from the District
Council authorising them to do so. Before approving the licensing of any
premises, the Council requires to be satisfied about the general suitability
for the work to be carried out in it and also about the equipment. Those
in whose name the premises are licensed have to comply with the bye-laws
relating to the conduct of these premises. Licences are renewed annually.
It is the premises which are licensed and anyone who carries on similar
treatment not at any premises but at the homes of patients does not need
to be licensed.
At the beginning of the year 25 establishments were licensed and at the
end of the year the number licensed was 26, there being 2 deletions and
3 additions during the year.
Section 47—National Assistance Act 1948
Section 47 of this Act enables the Court on the application of the
Medical Officer of Health to grant an order for the removal of a person