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LABORATORY FACILITIES
(a) Pathological Department, Whipps Cross Hospital, E.11.
For pathological specimens.
(b) Centra] 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 bacteria] 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 35)
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 foullinen and personal clothing.
During the first year of the operation of the service (1957) a total of 115 individual
launderings took place involving 1,417 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.
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