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School Treatment Centres in St. Pancras
(By appointment only. Application in first instance to Divisional Social
Worker, Health Offices, 313–319, Harrow Road, W. 9.)
Vision Hlghgate New Town Clinic, Chester Road, N.19.
St. Pancras Clinic, 26, Prince of Wales Road, N.W.5.
Somers Town Treatment Centre, 92–94, Chalton Street, N.W.1.
Dental Barnes House Clinic, 9–15, Camden Road, N.W.1.
Hlghgate New Town Clinic.
St. Pancras Clinic.
Somers Town Treatment Centre.
Special Investigation Hlghgate New Town Clinic.
Somers Town Treatment Centre.
Ear, Nose and Throat Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, W.C.1.
Orthoptic Hlghgate New Town Clinic.
Somers Town Treatment Centre.
*Minor ailments Hlghgate New Town Clinic.
St. Pancras Clinic.
Somers Town Treatment Centre.
*Children may attend for treatment without appointment and are seen by the
doctor if necessary on his next attendance.
Ambulance Facilities
In accordance with the provisions of the National Health Service Act, 1946,
the London County Council, as the local health authority for the Administrative
County of London, provides the following ambulance service free of charge: –
(1) Accidents (wherever occurring)
Sudden illness (in the streets, public places or places
of employment).
(2) Very urgent illness at home upon application by a medical
practitioner certifying that the case is one of top priority
and arrangements have been made with a hospital for
the patient's admission.
(3) Maternity cases – Normally, If the expectant mother has
booked a bed at a hospital or nursing home, she is issued
by the hospital with a white card (Form L.A.S.23) giving
full Instructions for summoning the ambulance.
Where no previous arrangements have been made, however,
the London Ambulance Service cannot accept direct applications
for removal to hospital except in the case of
emergencies occurring in the street or other public place,
when the '999' procedure can be used. In all other cases
a doctor or midwife should be consulted and will, If they
consider it necessary, arrange admission to hospital and
order ambulance transport.
(4) Other illness – For the removal to and from hospitals,
clinics and other places where patients receive authorised
medical treatment or attend for convalescence.
(a) orders by the hospital authority or Emergency Bed
Service.
(b) Orders by general practitioners – General practitioners
in the County of London have been informed of ex–
directory telephone lines for their exclusive use.
These lines are to be used only by general practitioners
In ordering ambulance journeys and the telephone
numbers are confidential.
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
WATerloo 3311
Further particulars may be had on application to the Officer–in–Charge,
London Ambulance Service, Headquarters, 150, Waterloo Road, S.E.1. Telephone
enquiries relating to the ordering of ambulances to WATerloo 3311; general enquiries
to WATerloo 5000, Ext. 6950.
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