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Hillingdon 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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General Services
Regular visits continue to be made to London (Heathrow) Airport, and this ensures that the
staff in each section of the Airport have X-ray facilities available at their place of work at least once
every three years.
Facilities for chest X-ray are available at fixed points reasonably accessible to residents of the Borough, for which no appointment is necessary. Persons attending should take a stamped self-addressed envelope for the result to be notified to them.
| Central Middlesex Hospital, Acton Lane, PARK ROYAL | Monday to Friday Saturday | 9.30 a.m.-4.30 p.m. 9.30 a.m.-11.30 a.m. |
| West Middlesex Hospital, ISLEWORTH | Monday to Friday | 9.00 a.m.-5.00 p.m. (Closed 12.30-1.30 p.m.) |
| Northcote Clinic, Northcote Avenue, SOUTHALL | Weekly—on Tuesdays | 10.30 a.m.-Noon. |
| Car Park, Grant Road, WEALDSTONE | 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month | 10.00 a.m.-Noon. |
| Council Car Park, RICKMANSWORTH | Weekly—on Mondays | 2.45 p.m.-3.15 p.m. |
MASSAGE AND SPECIAL TREATMENT
Premises used for the reception and treatment of persons needing chiropody, physiotherapy or
other special treatment must be licensed annually.
Sauna baths and more elaborate forms of beauty treatment are becoming popular, and during
1969 consideration was given to the conditions necessary for licensing establishments offering such
treatment. The distinction between beauty treatment and the treatment of medical conditions was
borne in mind, together with the respective training and qualifications of the therapists.
The conditions under which various treatments can be administered are long overdue for revision,
and a uniform practice over the whole of the London area would be most advantageous. It should
be pointed out that there is no control whatever over practice carried on in patients' own homes,
and the training and qualifications of the persons carrying out such work certainly needs review.
Discussions on these matters have taken place among the London Boroughs and there is some prospect
that a uniform practice may emerge.
All licensed premises are inspected by a senior medical officer. The type of treatment offered is shown in the accompanying table:—
| Treatment Carried Out | Number of Premises |
|---|---|
| Chiropody | 16 |
| Chiropody, massage, radiant heat, and infra-red (below knee) | 1 |
| Chiropody, physiotherapy | 1 |
| Physiotherapy | 1 |
| Physiotherapy, manipulative therapy | 1 |
| Beauty massage, electric treatment, radiant heat, steam or other baths, manicure, pedicure, electrolysis for face and limbs | 3 |