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AMBULANCE FACILITIES
The County Council administer the ambulance service from Chelmsford, the vehicles
and staff for this area being accommodated at the James Lane Ambulance Station,
Leytonstone, E.11.
Ambulances can no longer be obtained by telephoning the local station and all such
requests must be made through ambulance control (Goodmayes 2311 or seven Kings 1023).
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 is one nursing home in the Borough registered under the provision of the
Public Health Act, 1936:-
1 Queens Road, Leytonstone, E.11., with accommodation for 71 patients.
HEALTH SERVICES CLINICS (See page 36)
COMPASSIONATE LAUNDRY SERVICE
The demand for this vital service, from people nursing incontinent patients in
their own homes, continued to increase during the year and it would be difficult to
exaggerate the appreciation of relatives for the regular collections and deliveries,
which are a feature of this service.
The growth of the service presented a problem in drying the large quantities of
sheets, draw sheets and personal night clothing which were being laundered and this was
resolved by the purchase and installation of a Hot Air Tumbler Dryer.