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GENERAL PROVISION OP HEALTH SERVICES
IN THE DISTRICT.
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 9222.
2. Welfare: Mr. R.S. Potter, 35 Wanstead Place, E.11,
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 also on
occasion examined at the Counties Public Health Laboratory,
Thresh House, Verulam Street, Gray's Inn Road, London, W.C.l.
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,
Knighton Lane, Buckhurst Hill. 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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