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Royal Waterloo Hospital, Waterloo Road, S.E.1.
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES
It is the duty of the Local Health Authority, in the case of the Borough
of Lambeth, the London County Council, either to provide these services or
arrange for their provision by some other organisation.
The County Council does in fact administer the maternity and child welfare
services, the vaccination and immunisation, health visiting and domestic help
services from the Divisional Health Offices, 2, Walworth Road, S.E.1.
Vaccination and immunisation is also done by general practitioners.
The midwifery, ambulance and mental health services are administered
direct from the Public Health Department, County Hall, S.E.1, and home nursing
is carried out on behalf of the County Council by voluntary organisations.
The voluntary nursing associations working in the Borough are as follows
Brixton District Nursing Association
Camberwell District Nursing Association
Norwood and District Nursing Association
Ranyard Nurses
Roman Catholic Nurses' Institute
South London District Nursing Association
Southwark, Newington and Walworth District
Nursing Associations
.
PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE
The Public Health Laboratory Service provides a comprehensive service for
the examination of specimens submitted by local authorities and general practingtioners.
The local Laboratory is situated at County Hall and is under the direction
of Dr. A.J.H. Tomlinson.