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AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
For general purposes two ambulances are provided, one
is maintained at the Central Hendon Fire Station and the
other at the Mill Hill Fire Station. Staff is provided for a
twenty-four hour service and reciprocal arrangements have
been made with the Boroughs of Willesden and Finchley.
For the removal of infectious cases two ambulances are
maintained at the Isolation Hospital.
These ambulance services adequately meet the needs of
the district.
CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
The Council provide four permanent Health Centres to
serve different portions of the area and a fifth is at present
in course of construction in the Mill Mill Ward.
The original intention was to build this latter Centre of
semi-permanent material as this had been used successfully
in the building of the Central Hendon Centre, but it was
eventually decided to build in permanent material in view of
the fact that the difference in the estimated costs was so small.
In addition to these permanent Centres, the Council provide
four subsidiary Centres in Church Halls for the conducting
of Child Welfare sessions.
Table IX. shows the Maternity and Child Welfare attendances
at these Centres for the year and Table X. a comparison
of these attendances since the year 1922.
It will be observed that an increasing number of the public
avail themselves of these services.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The services for the care of expectant and nursing mothers
and for children up to five years of age are in effect identical
with those tabulated in last year's Annual Report. Children
attend the various Child Welfare Centres and the Health
Visitors visit the home to advise on diet, up-bringing, hygiene,