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SECTION F
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
FOR THE AREA
LABORATORY FACILITIES
During the year all bacteriological examinations for the Public Health
Department were carried out by the Public Health Laboratory Service at the
Laboratories at the County Hall. S E.1 The service is also utilised by the
general practitioners in the Borough
There are three hospitals in the Borough - St Andrew’s, St Clement’s, and
Poplar Hospital
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 Bow Group Hospital Management
Committee
AMBULANCE FACILITIES
The provision of ambulance transport within the administrative County of
London is the responsibility of the London County Council and is available,
free of charge, in the following circumstances
(a) Accidents (wherever occurring) and sudden Dial ’999 and ask for
illness (in the streets, public places ‘Ambulance’ Or follow
or places of employment) instructions given Oil
HOSPITALS
telephone instruusnt
(b) Very urgent illness at home
For the conveyance of sick persons from
their homes to a hospital, provided a
doctor certifies that the case is one
of life or death and that arrangements
have been made with a hospital for the
patient's admission,
WATerloo 6000
NEW Cross 2645
Telephone -
RELiance 3622
CENtral 6301
REGent 4000
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