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SECTION B
GENERAL PROVISIONS OP HEALTH SERVICES
1. (i) Public Health Officers.
The staff of the Public Health Department is as shown
in the preface to the report, where changes during the year
have "been recorded.
(ii) Laboratory Facilities.
During 1954 "bacteriological examinations were carried
out "by Dr. D.S. Murray at the Laboratory, 37, Coombe Road,
as part of a pathological service administered by the South
West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board. In addition,
the Ministry of Health Laboratory at Epsom is available for
consultations and, if an occasion should arise, for help in
the investigation of any important outbreaks of disease.
There are also occasions on which special use is made
of the services of the Public Analyst in chemical sampling
which may become necessary in the interests of public
health.
Bacteriological examinations of milk are undertaken
by the Ministry of Health Laboratory, Epsom, and samples
under the Pood and Drugs Acts are submitted to the Public
Analyst Mr. D.D. Moir, at the Analytical Laboratory,
Southwark Street, S.E.l.
(iii) Ambulance Paci1ities.
The ambulance service for Kingston and the surrounding
area is provided by the Surrey County Council from their new
fully equipped control station at New Maiden (MAL.1173).
A system of radio control is now used and greater efficiency
and economy have been effected by this innovation.
(iv) Hospitals.
(a) Infectious Diseases.
The South West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board
is responsible for the provision of beds for cases of
infectious disease. Patients are admitted directly to
Tolworth Isolation Hospital, which is under the direction
of the Physician Superintendent of Kingston Hospital.
During the year 107 infectious disease cases were
treated in hospital, but 97 of these were notified from
hospital in the first instance.
To Tolworth Isolation Hospital 9
Kingston Hospital 97 *
Hospital for Tropical Diseases 1 **
x 96 Notified from hospital
xx Notified from hospital.