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Enfield 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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6
AMBULANCE FACILITIES
General
The civil ambulances in Enfield were manned during the war
years by members of the Civil Defence Ambulance Service under
the general supervision of the Health Department, and I wish to
record the valuable service so rendered during that difficult period.
With the disbandment of the Civil Defence Services on the 16th
May, 1945, the Health Department was charged with the formation
of a separate Ambulance Service. Drivers and Attendants were
recruited from the Civil Defence Services, redundant Civil Defence
premises at the Refuse Destructor were secured, and an Ambulance
Service of two Ambulances fully manned, day and night, was
inaugurated.
During the period 16th May to 31st December, 1945, 3,418
patients were conveyed by the Ambulances, the total mileage being
17.436.
Infectious Diseases
During the year, 248 patients were removed to the Isolation
Hospital by the Hospital Ambulances.
LABORATORY FACILITIES

Table: The following work was carried out in the Council's laboratory during the year: —

The following work was carried out in the Council's laboratory during the year: —

Specimen.No.Positive.Negative.Percentage of Positives.
Swabs84588370.94
Sputa963933.12
Totals941119301.16

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WATER SUPPLY
The District of Enfield is supplied with water by the Metropolitan
Water Board, except for part of the Hadley Wood and
Cockfosters area, which is supplied by the Barnet District Gas and
Water Company.
Both of these Authorities take regular and frequent samples
for analysis. Copies of these reports are sent to the Health Department,
and have shown satisfactory results.