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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
IN THE DISTRICT.
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY:
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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.1.
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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