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Ambulance Service.
The staff and vehicles of the Romford and Hornchurch Ambulance
Stations were transferred to the new Ambulance Station in Oldchurch
Road, Romford, on 27th May, 1962.
Owing to the re-organisation of the County Ambulance Service
certain changes became necessary in the procedures for requesting
ambulance transport in the Metropolitan part of the County. As from
thE 1st September the control of all ambulance vehicles in the area
became vested in the Divisional Ambulance Control at Ilford and all
requests for free ambulance transport under Section 27 of the National
Health Service Act, 1946, relating to patients in this area are now made
to the Divisional Ambulance Control, Aldborough Road, Ilford
(telephone number Goodmayes 2311). There is no change in the procedure
for calling an ambulance in emergency by use of the 999 system.
Maternity and Child Welfare.
The Essex County Council maintained clinics at the following centres
throughout the year:—
(i) Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch.
(ii) Athelstan Road, Harold Wood.
(iii) Avon Road, Upminster.
(iv) Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch.
(v) Nelmes Road, Hornchurch.
(vi) St. Mary's Lane, Upminster.
(vii) South End Road, South Hornchurch.
(viii) Suttons Hostel, Suttons Lane, Hornchurch.
(ix) Upminster Road, Rainham.
(x) Westland Avenue, Hornchurch.
Nursing Homes.
The one registered Nursing Home in the district is supervised by
the County Council.
Midwives and Home Nurses.
There are 12 midwives and 4 home nurse/midwives 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 to the home nurse/midwives there are 9 home nurses
working in the district.
Day Nursery.
A Day Nursery is established within the district at Diban Avenue,
Elm Park. It provides accommodation for 50 children up to five years
of age.