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Staff and 1,981 patients (males 810, females 1,171) in residence on 30th
June, 1962. (These Hospitals are Groups 21 and 20 respectively of the
North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board.)
Other Institutions. — Australasian Medical Unit (Dr. Bernardo's
Homes), Barkingside, has 60 beds in the Hospital and on 30th June, 1962
there were 20 Resident Staff and 26 patients.
Nursing Homes. — There are 2 private registered Nursing Homes in
the district for medical and senile cases.
All Nursing Homes in the district are visited by the Medical Officer
of Health and the Chief Public Health Inspector (or their deputies)
quarterly and at other times when necessary.
(x) AMBULANCE FACILITIES: COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE.
The County Ambulance Service is provided and administered centrally
by the Essex County Council.
An Ambulance Control at Uford deals with all requests for ambulance
transport arising in the whole of the Metropolitan Area of Essex. The
Control is manned continuously, is in direct contact with all Ambulance
Stations in the Metropolitan Area of the County and with the Divisional
Control at Chelmsford. The Control which is equipped with two-way radio,
is also in direct communication with ambulance vehicles operating in
the area.
In cases of emergency it is only necessary to dial 999. All other
requests for ambulance transport should be made, preferably in writing, to
the Controller, Ilford Ambulance Control, Aldborough Road, Ilford. Requests
for ambulance transport, other than emergency requests, are only accepted
from Doctors, Midwives, Mental Welfare Officers and the medical staff of
hospitals.
General medical practitioners, when arranging a patient's admission
or first appointment at a hospital, inform the hospital concerned that
ambulance transport is necessary and the hospital is then responsible for
ordering the ambulance transport.
If any difficulty should arise in obtaining an ambulance, a call may
be made direct to the Controller, Ilford Ambulance Control, Seven Kings
0123 or to the Country Medical Officer of Health,County Hall, Chelmsford,
Chelmsford 3231.