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To the Mayor Alderman and Councillors of the London Borough of Hounslow
I have the honour to present the second Annual
Report on the health of the people living in the
London Borough of Hounslow. My report
includes a survey of the health services provided
by the borough, with special emphasis on new
developments achieved during the year as well as
those planned for the future.
With the unanimous support of the Health
Committee and the full Council the Department
of Health has had an active and fruitful second
year. From Chiswick in the east to Feltham in the
far west of the new London Borough of
Hounslow many worthwhile improvements, new
projects and new policies have been inaugurated
in the health field and are already gathering
momentum. I shall mention only a few of these
achievements, but for reference I have included a
summary of the ten year programme for health
services in the body of the report.
In Heston
The Borough's first Health Centre
During the year the first health centre was
completed in Heston. This was also the first
health centre to be opened within the catchment
area of the Middlesex Executive Council which
covers about the same area as that of the old
County of Middlesex. This is an achievement by
the London Borough of Hounslow in only its
second year of office as, between the inception of
the National Health Service in 1948 and the year
1964, the rate of opening of health centres for the
whole country was just over one per year. In fact
the first purpose-built health centre to be opened
in a fully established urban area, such as we have
here in Hounslow, was in 1964 in the West Riding
of Yorkshire.
In Heston
The Second Day Centre for the Elderly Confused
Plans for the provision of only the second day
centre for the elderly confused in the area of the
old County of Middlesex were approved by the
Ministry of Health and the building is due for
completion in December 1967.
In Heston
A major extention to the Audiology Unit
Plans for a major extention to the purpose-built
audiology unit were approved by the Department
of Education and Science and the Ministry of
Health. The extensions are due for completion
by the middle of 1967 and will improve the
already excellent and internationally known
facilities for the assessment of hearing loss in
infants and children.
In Isleworth
The Hostel for the Mentally Disordered
This hostel was completed and the first patients
were admitted.
In Isleworth
The first Special Multipurpose Gymnasium to be
incorporated in a new Adult Training Centre
Plans were agreed by the Ministry of Health for
the rehousing of Acton Lodge Adult Training
Centre in a new purpose-built centre on the same
site. This project is due to commence in 1967
and will be the first in the country to have a
specially designed multipurpose gymnasium.
In Hounslow
The Medical Unit for the Assessment and Care
of Handicapped Children
The new and unique medical unit for the assessment
and care of spastic and other handicapped
children was completed and her Royal Highness,
The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon,
has graciously accepted the invitation by the
Borough Council to open this unit in March 1967.
This new building replaces the old adapted one
which has housed the unit since 1957, but has
now become too small and outdated.
In Feltham
The Borough's second Health Centre
The building of the second health centre in the
London Borough of Hounslow is now very near
completion and will be opened in 1967.
In Feltham
The Junior Training School and Special Care Unit
The construction of the 114 place junior training
school and special care unit is ahead of schedule,
and completion is expected towards the end of
1967. A weekly boarding unit for twelve children
is also being built within the same curtilage.
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