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Having this laboratory so close to Acton is a great asset as not
only can our specimens for diphtheria, tuberculosis, etc., be dealt
with readily, but also samples of milk can be taken for the methylene
blue test and phosphatase test.
Specimens for Chemical Test are sent elsewhere.
Ambulance Facilities.
During the year, the Health Committee decided that the
twenty-four hour shift system should be discontinued and an eighthour
shift system inaugurated. This change involved the appointment
of an officer-in-charge, three shift leaders and ten men acting
as Ambulance Driver/Attendants. Three ambulances are maintained
and there is a system of mutual aid for neighbouring
boroughs.
During the year, the three ambulances travelled a total of
10,008 miles. 1,691 calls were dealt within the following categories:-
Street Accidents 470
Works Accidents 168
Home Accidents 90
Other Accidents 16
Removals in 24 hrs 71
Maternity 256
Private Removals 611
Malicious Calls 9
Of these calls, 383 were carried out as follows for the neighbouring
authorities named
Brentford & Chiswick 15
Ealing 201
L.C.C. 3
Willesden 31
Wembley 2
Cent. Middx. Hosp 131
Total 383
Assistance was asked for from other authorities on only five
occasions, i.e., one from Brentford and Chiswick, two from Ealing,
and two from Willesden Councils.