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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 Borough
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 names 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 end of the year 23 establishments were licensed.
HOME DIALYSIS
Adaptations required in the home preparatory to the installation of
the dialysis (artificial kidney) machine can be carried out by the local
health authority under Section 12 of the Health Services and Public Health
Act 1968.
There are three patients in Harrow whose homes have been adapted
or extended to provide facilities for dialysis. During the year these premises
were adapted so that emergency electrical power could be provided from
standby generators. This was to allow the patients to continue to use the
dialysis machines in the event of a power cut lasting more than 24 hours.