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(13) Ambulance facilities.
For infectious cases: This service, formerly provided by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board, is now under the control of the London County
Council.
For non-infectious and accident cases: The ambulance service of
the London County Council is available for non-infectious cases.
The London County Council provide an ambulance for the conveyance
of the sick poor.
The ambulance service of the London County Council which deals
with accident cases is available for removal of parturient women to hospital
in cases of emergency.
Further reference to the Ambulance service and the removal to
hospital of parturient women is made in the Maternity and Child Welfare
Section, page 155.
(14) Clinics and Treatment Centres.
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres, Ante-Natal Clinics and Day
Nurseries. (See Maternity and Child Welfare Section, page 126.)
Tuberculosis Dispensary. (See page 104, where a list of accommodation
and hours of sessions, etc., is shown.)
There are several school treatment centres in the Borough maintained
by the London County Council.
There is no centre in the Borough for the treatment of venereal
disease. Posters published by the London County Council giving addresses
of the nearest clinics are displayed in the public urinals throughout the
Borough. These posters also state that a complete list of Hospitals where
treatment is available can be had on application at the office of the Public
Health Department.
(15) Other Matters.
Removal of infirm and diseased persons.—During the year it has not
been necessary to enforce the provisions of Section 28 of the London
County Council (General Powers) Act, 1928.
Three cases of elderly females who were living under insanitary
conditions, and were unable to look after themselves properly, came to
our notice, but we were able to persuade them to enter homes or institutions.