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SECTION B
GENERAL PROVISION of HEALTH SERVICES
IN THE DISTRICT
(a) Public Health Officers of the Local Authority:
(see page 1)
The County Council Services of the District are administered
as follows:—
1. Health: Dr. F. G. Brown, Area Medical Officer,
Municipal Offices, High Road, Woodford, E.18.
Tel: Buckhurst 4464.
2. Welfare: Mr. R. S. Potter, 35, Wanstead Place. E.11
Tel: Wanstead 0031.
(b) Laboratory Facilities:
The Central Ministry of Health Laboratory at Colindale, and
the Branch Laboratories at St. Margaret's Hospital, Epping and
at Chelmsford and Essex Hospital, Chelmsford, according to
requirements.
Water, milk, ice-cream and other foods are examined at the
Counties Public Health Laboratory, 66 Victoria Street, London,
S.W.I.
All milk and other food samples taken under the Food and
Drugs Act are sent for analysis to the Public Analyst, J. H.
Hamence, Esq., Ph.D., M.Sc., F.R.I.C., 20 Eastcheap, London,
E.C.3.
(c) Ambulance Facilities:
The transport of the sick and 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, where automatic, or lifting
the receiver and asking the operator for that number in
other areas—or, of course, by directly contacting the ambulance
station, Old Station Road, Loughton. Non-emergency 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 at the Forest Hospital, Buckhurst Hill,
and at hospitals in neighbouring districts.
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