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AMBULANCE FACILITIES
The London County Council, as local health authority, is
responsible under Section 27 of the National Health Service Act,
1946, for the provision of ambulance facilities within the
administrative county of London, free of charge.
Ambulances may be summoned as follows :–
(1) Accidents (wherever occurring) ) Dial "999" and ask for
and sudden illness (in the ) "AMBULANCE" (or follow
streets, public places or places ) the instructions given
of employment) ) on telephone instrument)
(2) Very urgent illness at home - ) Telephone
provided a doctor certifies the ) WATerloo 6000
case is one of life or death ) NEW Cross 2645
and that arrangements have been ) RELiance 3622
made with a hospital for the ) CENtral 6301
patient's admission ) REGent 4000
(3) Maternity cases. Where an ) Follow instructions on
expectant mother has booked a ) hospital admission card
hospital bed, she will be in ) (Form L.A.S.23)
possession of a hospital )
admission card. )
In cases of emergency, in the ) Dial "999" and ask for
street or other public places, ) "AMBULANCE" (or follow
if hospital bed has not been ) the instructions given
booked ) on telephone instrument)
In all other cases application ) Telephone - HOP 7l8l
should be made by a doctor or )
midwife to the Emergency Bed )
Service )
(4) Other illness. For removal to ) Telephone - WATerloo 3311
and from hospital. Application ) or apply in writing to
must be made by the hospital ) London Ambulance Service,
authority, the Emergency Bed ) County Hall, S.E.1.
Service or by a private doctor )
Further particulars may be had on application to the
Officer-in-Charge, London Ambulance Service, County Hall, S.E.1.
Telephone enquiries relating to the ordering of ambulances to
WATerloo 3311; general enquiries to WATerloo 5000, Ext.6950.