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Wimbledon 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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SECTION B. — GENERAL PROVISION OF
HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936, PART VI. — NURSING HOMES.
The Wimbledon Borough Council is responsible for the supervision
of nursing homes in the Borough. Twenty-nine visits of
inspection were made during 1949.
One nursing home was closed during the year, and one new home
was registered for the reception of medical and chronic cases.
At the end of 1949 the position was as follows:—
| No. of Homes on the Register: | |
|---|---|
| (a) Maternity | 1 |
| (b) Others | 9 |
| 10 | |
| No. of beds provided: | |
| 12 | |
| 96 | |
| 108 |
ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MASSAGE OR SPECIAL TREATMENT.
The Wimbledon Corporation Act, 1933, Part III, makes provision
for the licensing of establishments for massage or special treatment
in the Borough. Part III of the Act, however, does not become
operative until three months after the Council have passed a Resolution
bringing that part of the Act into force.
Prior to 1939 there were far fewer establishments in Wimbledon
providing massage or special treatment, and as a result Part III of
the Wimbledon Corporation Act, 1933 was not brought into operation.
The Surrey County Council, however, possess similar powers
under Part IV of the Surrey County Council Act, 1931, and as these
powers were in operation in the whole of the County with the
exception of the Borough of Wimbledon, the Corporation decided
in 1949 to ask the Surrey County Council to extend their powers to
cover the Wimbledon area. The County Council agreed to this, and
as a consequence the control of establishments for massage or special
treatment in Wimbledon came under that Authority on the 1st April,
1950.
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