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Bethnal Green 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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SECTION G
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES OTHER THAN THOSE
PROVIDED BY THE BOROUGH COUNCIL
1. (a) Laboratory Facilities
The bacteriological work of the Borough was carried out as part
of the National scheme by the Public Health Laboratory Service
(directed by the Medical Research Council for the Ministry of
Health) at the laboratory, Room 617, County Hall, S.E.I.
(b) Ambulance Facilities
The London County Council which undertook responsibility for the
provision of ambulance transport within the administrative County of
London on the coming into force of the National Health Service Act,
1946, continued to provide this service during 1957.
2. Hospitals
The following Hospitals In the Borough continued to be administered by the North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board
| Total bed complement | |
|---|---|
| Bethnal Green Hospital | 306 |
| Mildmay Mission Hospital | |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children (with branches at Shadwell and Banstead) | 287 |
* These figures do not necessarily
represent beds staffed and in use.
The London Chest Hospital designated a Teaching Hospital and
under the control of a Board of Governors, is also situated within
the Borough and the Tuberculosis Dispensary established at this
Hospital, which- serves Bethnal Green and part of the Borough of
Hackney, continued to function during the year.
The Little Folks Home at Bexhlll,which is associated with the
Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children, has a complement of 40 beds.