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AMBULANCE FACILITIES
(Section 27)
The Ambulance Service is administered centrally from
Chelmsford and (as far as information is available) it appears to be
adequate for the needs of the Borough.
The Local Service has continued from the Ambulance Depot,
which is situated at the Borough Council's Fulbourne Road Depot.
PREVENTION OF ILLNESS —CARE AND AFTER-CARE
(Section 28)
TUBERCULOSIS
Dr. H. Ramsay, Physician in charge of the Walthamstow Chest
Clinic, has contributed the following :—
“The work of the Clinic has continued on very similar
lines to previous years. There has been the usual increase in
numbers of patients seen and X-rays taken ; these figures are,
of course, returned to the Hospital Management Committee
and Regional Hospital Board in detail.
" With regard to general care, there were many persons
interviewed on welfare matters and we continued to hold
“Work clinics " at intervals in association with the local Labour
Office to place patients in work suitable for them, or to arrange
rehabilitation."
Miss Woolgar, Secretary of the Walthamstow and Chingford
Association of Tuberculosis Care Helpers, reports as follows :—
“Applications for assistance through the Association have
increased during the year. In spite of the wide application
of the County Council's extra nourishment vouchers, the number
of persons needing additional vouchers for milk or grocery
has grown steadily. The high cost of clothing has also led
to an increase in the number of applications for help in obtaining
pyjamas and warm underwear, and there have been many
requests for help in the provision of bedding and bed-linen.
Although some of these cases could be referred to other
agencies, the cost to the Association of those cases dealt with
direct, has proved considerable.