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School Treatment Centres in St. Pancras
(By appointment only. Application in first instance to Divisional Social
Worker, Health Offices, 313-319, Harrow Road, W.9.)
Vision Highgate New Town Clinic, Chester Road, N.19.
St. Pancras Clinic, 26, Prince of Wales Road, N.W.5.
Somers Town Treatment Centre, 92-94, Chalton Street, N.W.1.
Dental Barnes House Clinic, 9-15, Camden Road, N.W.1.
Highgate New Town Clinic.
St. Pancras Clinic.
Somers Town Treatment Centre.
Special investigation Highgate New Town Clinic.
Somers Town Treatment Centre.
Ear, Nose and Throat Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, W.C.1.
Enuresis Highgate New Town Clinic.
Orthoptic Highgate New Town Clinic.
Somers Town Treatment Centre.
•Minor ailments Highgate New Town Clinic.
St. Pancras Clinic.
Somers Town Treatment Centre.
•Children may attend for treatment without appointment and are seen by the
doctor, if necessary, on his next attendance.
Ambulance Facilities
In accordance with the provisions of the National Health Service Act, 1946,
the London County Council, as the local health authority for the Administrative
County of London, provides the following ambulance service free of charge:-
(1) Accidents (wherever occurring) Sudden illness (in the streets, public places or places of employment). Dial *999* (or follow the instructions given on the (telephone instrument) and ask for 'AMBULANCE'.
(2) Very urgent illness at home upon application by a medical practitioner certifying that the case is one of top priority and arrangements have been made with a hospital for the patient's admission. Telephone:- WATerloo 6000 CENtral 6301 REGent 4000 RELiance 3622 or NEW Cross 2645
(3) Maternity cases - Normally, If the expectant mother has
booked abed at a hospital or nursing home, she is issued
by the hospital with a white card (Form L.A.S.23) giving
full instructions for summoning the ambulance.
Where no previous arrangements have been made, however,
the London Ambulance Service cannot accept direct applications
for removal to hospital except in the case of
emergencies occurring in the street or other public place,
when the '999' procedure can be used. In all other cases
a doctor or midwife should be consulted and will, if they
consider it necessary, arrange admission to hospital and
order ambulance transport.
(4) Other illness - For the removal to and from hospitals, WATerloo 3311
clinics and other places where patients receive authorised
medical treatment or attend for convalescence.
(a) Orders by the hospital authority or Emergency Bed
Service.
(b) Orders by general practitioners - General practitioners
in the County of London have been Informed of exdirectory
telephone lines for their exclusive use.
These lines are to be used only by general practitioners
in ordering ambulance Journeys and the telephone
numbers are confidential.
Further particulars may be had on application to the Officer-in-Charge,
London Ambulance Service, Headquarters, 150, Waterloo Road, S.E.1. Telephone
enquiries relating to the ordering of ambulances to WATerloo 3311; general enquiries
to WATerloo 5000, Ext. 6950.
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