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Ambulance Facilities.—Two Motor Ambulances for Infectious
Diseases are maintained by the Local Authority, and the St. John
Ambulance Association hires its motor ambulance for the removal
to hospital of cases of serious illness, and deals with accidents
without payment.
The Council in response to a request from the Police Authorities
has had under consideration the provision of an ambulance to be
kept at the Fire Station for cases of accident occurring within the
Area.
LABORATORY WORK
The Municipal Laboratory is mainly used for the Bacteriological
diagnosis of Diphtheria. During the year 2,171 examinations were
made. These were mainly in connection with the School Clinics
and for contacts.
No. examined. Positive. Negative.
Diphtheria 2,171 339 1,832
The County Council of Essex provide, free of charge, at the
County Laboratories in London, for the examinations of all kinds
of pathological specimens sent by any practitioner in the district.
The local laboratory, however, is found so convenient that,
during the year, the local doctors sent 568 specimens of suspected
Diphtheria.