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AMBULANCE SERVICE
The headquarters of this service which comes under the control
of the County Medical Officer, Middlesex County Council, are at
Kenton, Middlesex.
All telephone calls and enquiries regarding the ambulance
service in Enfield are routed through an ambulance control depot
which is situated in Edmonton. The Emergency telephone call
service can be used for urgent calls, and for dealing with emergencies
in Enfield, one accident ambulance is kept at Ponders End Fire
Station and another at the Ambulance Sick Removal Depot, The
Ridgeway, near Chase Farm Hospital. There are also kept at the
Sick Removal Depot, a number of ambulances for dealing with
more routine duties including the transport of outpatients and
sitting cases to hospitals for treatment.
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 Lee Valley Water Company.
Both of these Authorities take regular and frequent samples
for analysis. Copies of the reports on these are sent to the
Health Department, and have shown satisfactory results.
There was no cause to suspect any contamination during the
year.
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.
There is now only one dwelling in Enfield which relies solely
on well water for its water supply and this is under regular supervision.
MEDICAL ASSESSMENT OF EMPLOYEES.
The following medical examinations or assessments of employees
were carried out during the year:—
(1) Superannuation Act: Medical examinations 38
Assessments without medical
examinations 68
(2) Sick Pay Scheme: Medical examinations 91
Assessments without medical
examinations 61