Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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(ii) Medical consultation
92, Bath Road Hounslow Tuesday and Friday mornings
Busch Corner, Isleworth Monday and Wednesday mornings
New Heston Road Thursday morning
Cranford Junior School Tuesday (fortnightly) - morning
(iii) Eye clinic
92, Bath Road Hounslow Monday and Wednesday afternoons
Monday morning
Busch Corner, Isleworth Thursday morning
(iv) Allergy Clinic
92, Bath Road, Hounslow Monday afternoons
(v) Orthopaedic clinic
92, Bath Road, Hounslow 1st, Thursday afternoon
(vi) Physiotherapy
92, Bath Road, Hounslow Wednesday and Thursday afternoons
Thursday morning
(vii) Dental clinic)
Artificial sunlight clinic) (see under Health Department)
Immunisation clinic)
(viii) Child guidance clinic Old Town School Hounslow
by appointment
(ix) Speech therapy by appointment
MIDDLESEX COUNTY COUNCIL - WELFARE DEPARTMENT-This service is concerned with
the welfare of aged, physically and mentally infirm, blind and partially sighted
deaf and dumb, epileptic and crippled persons and the provision of temporary accommodation
for persons in urgent need thereof The address of the Welfare Officer for
the Borough is County Offices, Great West Road Brentford
MIDDLESEX COUNTY COUNCIL - CHILDREN' S DEPARTMENT - This Department deals with
children taken into or committed to the care of the County Council, supervision of
foster children, adoption, child neglect, etc The Children's Officer for the
Borough works from County Offices, Great West Road Brentford
MIDDLESEX EXECUTIVE COUNCIL - This body is responsible for the provision under
the National Health Service Act, of the general practitioner, dental (other than
Local Health Authority provision for expectant and nursing mothers young children
and school children) pharmaceutical and supplementary ophthalmic services The
headquarters of the Council is at North West House, 119 Marylebone Road, N W 1
The cost per head of population of the services provided by Middlesex Executive
Council for the year ending 3lst March, 1956 was:-
£ s d
Administration 1 0.338
General Medical Services 1 3 10,244
Pharmaceutical Services 1 1 10.528
(excluding charges to patients)
General Dental Services 17 11 995
(excluding charges to patients)
Supplementary Ophthalmic Services 4 3 552
(excluding charges to patients)
Other expenditure 0 021
Total 3 9 0 678
In 1955 a total of 12,250,210 prescriptions were issued to 2 214 310 persons
The prescription frequency per person in that year was 5,53 and the average total
cost per person was 25/3d
FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION - This voluntary organisation holds sessions at 92,
Bath Road, Hounslow, on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings Some 3 000 patients
attended during 1956
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS - The Borough has an area of 7,218 acres and lies in
the Thames Valley on the north bank of the.river, From the river, the land rises
slowly until at North Hyde it is about 100 feet above sea level. The subsoil consists
of 'drift gravels and lying on them in places are patches of clay,
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