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Walthamstow 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
(a) Two motor Ambulances for Infectious Diseases are maintained
by the Local Authority and the St. John's Ambulance
Association hires its Motor Ambulance for the removal to Hospital
of cases of serious illness and deals with accidents without payment.
(b) The Council has had under consideration the provision of an
Ambulance for night and day service to be kept at the Fire Station
and available for serious street accidents occurring within the
Area and requiring removal to Hospital. No final decision has
yet been made,
CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
These embrace the following:—
| Situation. | Accommodation. | By whom provided. | Description. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookscroft, Forest Road. | Waiting rooms, weighing room, consulting room class rooms. | Voluntary Association . | Infant consultations, wards for observation and treatment. |
| Truro Hall, High Street. | Waiting, weighing and consulting rooms. | Urban District Council. | Infant consultations, Ante-Natal Clinic. |
| Lloyd Park, Walthamstow | Waiting, consulting and treatment rooms. | Walthamstow Education Committee . | Minor ailments, Dental Clinic, Eye Clinic. |
| Hoe Street, Walthamstow | Do. | Voluntary. | X-ray treatment for School children by arrangement . |
| Do. | Do. | Essex County Council. | Tuberculosis Dispensary . |
| Lloyd Park, Walthamstow | Waiting and consulting rooms. | Walthamstow Education Com. | Orthopaedic Consultation . |
| Cripple School Barrett Road. | Consulting and treatment rooms. | Do. | Consultation and Treatment. |
Venereal Diseases are treated at the London Hospitals by arrangements
made by the Essex County Council.
There is no arrangement for home nursing of any kind apart from
that undertaken by the Walthamstow Branch of the Essex Cottage
Nursing Association, described on page 24.
Public Health Officers of Local Authority.—These are given
on page 4.