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The Department was also represented at a vocational exhibition
held under the auspices of the local Rotary Club. We were able to
provide visible evidence on certain feature of our work and including
notably our Food and Drugs duties and considerable public interest was
evidenced in our exhibit.
Laboratory Facilities.
There is no change in the facilities which continue to serve the
needs of the district.
On exceptional matters recourse is had to the Public Health
Laboratory at Colindale.
Ambulance Service.
The County Ambulance Service maintains a day and night service
at their Ambulance Station in Billet Lane, Hornchurch.
Maternity and Child Welfare.
The Essex County Council maintained clinics at the following
centres throughout the year:—
(i) Westland Avenue, Hornchurch.
(ii) Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch.
(iii) Upminster Road, Rainham.
(iv) Athelstan Road, Harold Wood.
(v) Southend Road, South Hornchurch.
(vi) Upminster.
(vii) Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch.
Nursing and Maternity Homes.
There are 3 registered Nursing and Maternity Homes in the district.
Midwives.
There are 9 midwives practising in the district who were appointed
by the Essex County Council, and are available to act in the capacity
of midwife, and of maternity nurse, under the supervision of a registered
medical practitioner.
In addition there are 4 Home Nurse-Midwives, 2 Independent
Midwives and 1 Independent Maternity Nurse practising in the area.
Nursing in the Home.
In addition to the Home Nurse-Midwives there are 5 Home Nurses
working in the district.
National Assistance Act, 1948, Section 47.
It is difficult to establish a dividing line between cases properly
coming within this section and cases which can be dealt with at least
temporarily through Home Help and Allied Services. Our chief
troubles probably arise from the few individuals aged and otherwise
who vacillate between the unobtrusively unsatisfactory and the more