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LABORATORY FACILITIES
(a) Pathological Departmentt Whipps Cross Hospital, E.11.
For pathological speciments.
(b) Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale.
For special bacteriological investigations supply of lymph for vaccination,
supply of diphtheria toxin (F.T.)
(c) Counties Public Health Laboratories, Queen Victoria Street, London.
For bacterial and chemical examination of water milk and other foods.
(d) Public Analysts Analytical Laboratory 20 Eastcheap, E. C.3.
For analysis under provisions of Food and Drugs Act 1938.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES
In July, 1948, the County Council became responsible for the provision of ambulance
facilities in the area. The service is now administered centrally from Chelmsford, the
vehicles and staff being accommodated at the Ambulance Depot in Auckland Road. (Telephone
LEYtonstone 6077/8).
HOSPITALS
The following hospitals, administered by the Leytonstone (No.10) Group Hospital Management
Committee on behalf of London N.E. Regional Hospital Board, are situated within the
Borough of Leyton.
(a) Whipps Cross Hospital.
(b) Langthorne Hospital.
NURSING HOMES
There are two nursing homes in the Borough registered under the provisions of the
Public Health Act 1936
1 Queens Road Leytonstone, with accommodation for 69 patients,
*Brooklands* 22 Fairlop Road Leytonstone, with accommodation for 25 patients.
HEALTH SERVICES CLINICS (See page 38 )
LAUNDRY FOR THE INCONTINENT
In January 1957 the premises at the rear of 280 High Road Leyton were converted and
adapted for use as a laundry for the incontinent. There is no doubt of the value of the
service to the relatives or friends of patients who have difficulty in the laundering of
foul linen and pergonal clothing.
During the first year of the operation of the service (1957) a total of 115 individual
launderings took place involving 1417 articles. Also in 1957 an agreement was entered into
with the County Borough of West Ham whereby launderings were carried out in respect of
West Ham patients.
In 1958 this extension of the service continued and during the year 421 launderings
took place which involved 5,852 articles. Of these 62 launderings and 3,072 articles were
in respect of West Ham patients,
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