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SECTION B
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
IN THE DISTRICT
Public Health Officers of the Local Authority:
(See page l).
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 9222.
2. Welfare: Mr. R. S. Potter, 35 Wanstead Place, E.ll.
Tel: Wanstead 0031.
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.
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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