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The County Council development plan provides for the building of
ten ambulance depots at various places throughout the county. All
ambulances and sitting-case vehicles are to be housed in these depots
which will cater for the needs of the surrounding districts. They would
also assist in accident work in emergency. One of these buildings is in
this district at Imperial Drive (Tel. No. Pinner 8900).
The hospital car service, operated jointly by the British Red Cross
Society, the St. John Ambulance Association and the Women's Voluntary
Services, provides cars and drivers, who give their services voluntarily,
and by arrangement with the County Council takes many patients to and
from hospitals and clinics.
On the 30th October, 1958 the County Council submitted to the
Minister of Health for his approval, a modification of their existing
proposals under Section 27 of the National Health Service Act, 1946
relating to the Ambulance Service. This proposes that as from 1st April,
1959 the County Council will operate the Ambulance Service separately
from the Fire Service.
LEGISLATION
Litter Act, 1958. This Act which came into force on 7th August
makes it an offence for anyone to deposit or leave anything so as to cause
defacement by litter in any place in the open-air to which the public have
access without payment. Action against offenders can be taken by local
authorities, private individuals or the police.
Slaughterhouses Act, 1958. See page 76.