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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
IN THE DISTRICT.
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY:
(See page 2.)
The County Council Services of the District are administered
as follows:-
1. Health: Dr. F,G„ Brown, )
Area Medical Officer) Municipal Offices,
) High Road,
2. School Health: Dr. F.G. Brown, ) Woodford, E.18,
Divisional School ) Tel: Buckhurst 9222.
Medical Officer. )
3. Welfare: Mr, R„N. Weston,
Area Welfare Officer,
Crown Buildings,
Crows Road,
Epping. Tel: Epping 3253/4.
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.I.
All milk and other food samples taken under the Food arid
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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