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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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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Chiropody facilities are available at the following clinics:
Minet, Coldharbour Lane, Hayes
Laurel Lodge, Harlington Road, Hillingdon
Northwood, Ryefield Crescent, Joel Street, Northwood Hills
Uxbridge, High Street, Uxbridge
Westmead, Westmead, South Ruislip
In addition sessions are held at Elm Park Club, Park Way, Ruislip.
Arrangements are also made in co-operation with voluntary organisations as follows:
Ruislip/Northwood Old Folks' Association:
Sessions at Brackenbridge House Aged Persons Home,
domiciliary visits and at chiropodists surgeries.
The British Red Cross Society:
Sessions at Dawlish Drive, Ruislip Manor.
The number of persons treated during the year was 3,206. This shows an increase over the
figure for 1971 (3,140).
Number of Persons Treated
| By local Authorities | By voluntary organisations | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persons aged 65 and over | 2,379 | 743 | 3,122 |
| Expectant mothers | 2 | 2 | |
| Physically handicapped or | |||
| otherwise disabled persons | |||
| under age 65 | 67 | 67 | |
| Others | 15 | 15 | |
| Total | 2,463 | 743 | 3,206 |
Number of Treatments
| In clinics | 4,533 | 4,533 | |
| In patients' homes | 3,574 | 1,066 | 4,640 |
| In old people's homes | 1,172 | 117 | 1,289 |
| In chiropodists' surgeries | 1,874 | 1,874 | |
| Total | 9,279 | 3,057 | 12,336 |