London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hillingdon 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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It is usually possible to avoid compulsory removal by the use of the domiciliary health team
of home nurses, home helps, social workers and doctors. Good relationships between the Department's
staff and the local consultant geriatrician also avoid the need for compulsion when hospital
admission becomes inevitable.
During 1970 five people came to the attention of the Department for consideration under
this Section, but in four cases it was possible to make appropriate alternative arrangements. In
one case, however, an old lady was seriously disabled and obviously in need of hospital treatment.
Persuasion proved quite ineffective, and an application under this Section was approved. Subsequent
admission to hospital resulted in recovery, discharge to an old people's home and eventual
transfer to more appropriate independent accommodation.
MASSAGE AND SPECIAL TREATMENT
Licences, which are renewable annually, are issued in respect of premises used for the
reception or treatment of persons requiring massage or special treatment, in accordance with
Middlesex County Council Act, 1944.
All such premises were inspected by a Principal Medical Officer and found to be of a satisfactory standard. The number of premises licensed and the type of treatment offered is shown in the following table:
| Treatment Carried Out | Number of Premises |
|---|---|
| Chiropody | 15 |
| 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 |
NURSERIES AND CHILD MINDERS REGULATIONS ACT, 1948
(As amended by the Health Services and Public Health Act, 1968)
Full-time Registered Child Minders are 109 in number, providing places for 378 children.
Of this number 95 child minders provide all day care for a total of 170 children.
Play Groups on Registered Premises other than factory premises—56 premises, providing
places for 1,608 children.
NURSING HOMES
There are no Private Nursing Homes in the Borough. One Hospital subject to registration
under the Public Health Act, 1936 is visited by officers of the Department from time to time.
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