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General Provisions of Health Services in the
Borough.
1.—Staff. A list of the staff of the Public Health Department
will be found on page 4 of this report.
Miss Hilda B. Evans was appointed as an additional health
visitor and began her duties on the 14th August. Under the
re-arrangement of duties referred to in the Maternity and Child
Welfare Section of this report, part of the services of Miss Reymond,
Woman Sanitary Inspector, have been given to the duties of health
visitor. Miss Reymond has the necessary qualifications and experience.
2.—Laboratory Facilities. The examination of clinical material
(sputum, swabs, etc.) is undertaken by the Hampstead General
Hospital at their Laboratory at the Hospital in Haverstock Hill.
Information relating to the work carried out in this connection will
be found in those parts of this report relating to infectious disease.
Dr. H. E. Cox is the Public Analyst appointed under the Food
and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928, by the Borough Council, and his
Laboratories are situated at 11, Billiter Square, E C.3.; his report will
be found in Section 6. A report on the samples taken for analysis
during the year will be found on page 79.
3.—Ambulance Facilities. The London County Council provide
ambulances free of cost for the conveyance of:—
(a) Persons meeting with accidents or suffering from sudden
illnesses.
(b) Parturient women, if the cases are urgent and accompanied
by the medical practitioner or certified midwife.
(c) Non-urgent cases of parturition occurring between the
hours of 11 p.m. and 8 a.m., if letters of admission to
maternity hospitals are produced.
(d) Persons suffering from infectious diseases who are to be
transferred to the Council's fever hospitals.
(e) For conveyance to general hospitals and institutions of
non-infectious cases when application is made through the
County Council's public assistance department.
The London County Council Ambulances may also be hired (10s.)
for places other than their hospitals,