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SECTION B
GENERAL PROVISION of HEALTH SERVICES
in the DISTRICT
(a) Public Health Officers of the Local Authority.
See page 6.
(b) Laboratory Facilities.
A Ministry of Health Laboratory operates at St. Margaret's
Hospital, Epping. Milk and ice cream are examined
at the Counties Public Health Laboratory, 66, Victoria
Street, London, S.W.I.
(c) Ambulance Facilities.
The transport of the sick, the injured, and maternity
cases, is provided free by the Essex County Council under
the provisions of the National Health Service Act. In case
of accident or emergency (including maternity cases), an
ambulance may be called by dialling 999 on the telephone,
if automatic, or lifting the receiver and asking the operator
in other areas—or, of course, by directly contacting the
ambulance station, Old Station Road, Loughton. Nonemergency
calls are only accepted from responsible officers
of the health service, e.g., doctors, nurses and midwives.
Hospital services are provided by the North East Metropolitan
Regional Hospital Board.
(d) Child Welfare Centres.
Buckhurst Hill.
Essex County Council Clinic, Buckhurst Way, Thursdays
at 2 p.m. (Diphtheria Immunization— 2nd
Friday in month).
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