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CENTRAL SYRINGE STERILIZING UNIT
The Central Syringe Sterilizing Unit sterilized 18,658 syringes during the year.
This is an average of 357 syringes per week.
Prom 1st January, 1964 the service is being extended to supply syringes to the
Barking Health Area and the Essex County Council District Nursing Home, Ilford. This
should increase the average weekly number of syringes sterilized to over 500 per week.
SECTION 27 - AMBULANCE SEBVICE
This section of the National Health Service Act is the responsibility of the County
Council and is administered centrally. Leyton and Walthamstow combined use a station
at James Lane, Leytonstone, E.11. I am indebted to the County Medical Officer of Health
for supplying the following statistics relating to the operation of the County Ambulance
Service in the area of Whipps Cross during the year:-
Ambulance vehicles 12 Stretcher cases 10,173
Dual purpose vehicles. 8 Other cases 82,422
Total cases conveyed 92,595
Total mileage 282,612
Total emergency cases. 10,625
SECTION 28 - PREVENTION OF ILLNESS AND AFTER CARE
Foot Clinic
I am indebted to the Chief Chiropodist for the following report on the work of
the Chiropody Service:-
"Owing to shortage of chiropodial staff at the beginning of the year it was necessary
to introduce a system of priorities within the service and in the main treatment
was restricted to those of over 60 years of age with the exception of a few cases who,
by virtue of their employment, are required to stand for long periods.
As a result of this the period between treatment of chronic cases has been reduced
from about 14 weeks to just over 8 weeks.
In November the staff situation improved with the appointment of Mr.C.K.Brown as
senior chiropodist at Dawlish Road Health Services Clinic and about the same time we
were successful in obtaining more sessional chiropodists. In consequence, late in the
year we were able to offer treatment to some of the patients who had been put off earlier
in the year as a result of the introduction of priorities. As and when possible more
patients will again be offered treatment.
Semi-Permanent Appliances
During the year we have continued with the making of semi-permanent appliances and
134 of these have been made, 97 being for females and 37 for males.
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