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SECTION Fo
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR
THE AREA
Laboratory Facilities.
During the year all bacteriological examinations for
the Public Health Department were again undertaken, a a part
of the National Schemes by the Public Health Laboratory
Service (directed by the Medical Research Council for the
Ministry of Health) at the Laboratories, 134 Denmark Hill,
SoEo5,
Ambulance Facilities.
The provision of ambulance transport within the
administrative County of London is the responsibility of the
London County Council.
Hospitals.
There are three Hospitals in the Borough - St. Andrew'
St. Clement's, and Poplar.,
These Hospitals, together with the Poplar Chest Clinic,
Wellington Way, E.3., which continued to operate during the
year, are under the control of the North East Metropolitan
Regional Hospital Board.
Personal Health Services.
The following information and statistics relating to
the operation of the Personal Health Services in this
Borough during the year have been kindly furnished by the
Divisional Medical Officer (Dr.G. O. Mitchell), Division 5,
London County Council, 273, Bancroft Road, E.l.
58.