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AMBULANCE SERVICE
The County Ambulance Service is operated in two distinct
branches, i.e., the Accident Branch and the Sick Removal Branch.
The Accident Service operates from Fire Stations and where
an ambulance is required for accident or emergency purposes,
the Emergency Exchange telephone facilities should be used,
whereby calls are routed to the nearest Fire Station.
The Sick Removal Service is housed locally in a depot adjacent
to Chase Farm Hospital, where calls are received for both recumbent
and sitting cases.
WATER SUPPLY
The Borough is supplied with water by the Metropolitan Water
Board, except for part of the Hadley Wood and Cockfosters area,
which is supplied by the Barnet District Water Company.
Both of these Authorities take regular and frequent samples
for analysis. Copies of these reports are sent to the Health Department,
and have shown satisfactory results.
There was no cause to suspect any contamination during the
year.
There is now only one dwelling in Enfield which relies solely
on well water for its water supply and this is under regular supervision.
The question of well-water supplies, both in connection with
dwelling-houses and industrial premises, throughout the Borough
has received the careful attention of the Department during the year,
and every care has been exercised to see that such supplies are not
used for drinking purposes where mains water supply is available.
During the year four samples of well water were examined
bacteriologically.
In addition, four samples of drinking water other than from
wells were bacteriologically examined, and found to be satisfactory.