London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Hospitals in the Borough
| Name and Address of Hospital | Telephone No. | Type of Hospital | Number of Beds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital for Sick Children Great Ormond Street, W.C.1 | Holborn 9200 | Special Teaching Hospital | 311 |
| The Royal London Homoeopathic Hospital, Great Ormond Street | Terminus 3091 | Group 22, N.W. Regional Hospital Board | 183 |
| The National Hospital, Queen Square | Terminus 7721 | Special Teaching Hospital | 229 |
| Moorfields Eye Hospital, High Holborn, W.C.1 | Temple Bar 1457 | With Moorfields and Central Eye Hospital, Special Teaching Hospital | 101 |
| St. Paul's Hospital, Endell Street, W.C.2 | Temple Bar 0161 | With St. Peter's Hospital, Henrietta Street—Special Teaching Hospital | 49 |
| French Hospital, Shaftesbury Avenue, W.C.2 | Temple Bar 5025-6 | Voluntary Hospital | 66 |
| Italian Hospital, Queen Square, W.C.1 | Holborn 6191 | Voluntary Hospital | 53 |
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.
The Home Service Ambulance Department (Order of St. John of Jerusalem and
British Red Cross Society) and the Hospital Car Service act as agents of the County
Council in supplying some of the ambulance and car transport provided under the Act
The Headquarters of the London Ambulance Service are at The County Hall, Westminster
Bridge, S.E.I.
Ambulances may be summoned as follows:—
(1) Accidents—
Sudden illness in the streets, public places or }
places of employment. (Note—For sudden }
illness in the home a doctor, not an ambu}
lance, should be summoned.)
(2) Maternity patients (who have booked a bed }
in a hospital or maternity home)—
Very urgent illness in the home (provided a }
medical practitioner certifies that the case }
is one of life or death and arrangements have}
been made with a hospital for the patient's }
admission).
Dial "999" (or follow the
instructions given on the
telephone instrument)
and ask for—
"AMBULANCE."
Telephone—
WATerloo 6000
CENtral 6301
REGent 4000
RELiance 3622 or
NEW Cross 2645