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Section B. General Provision of Health Services in the Area.
(i) Public Health Officers of the Authority:—
See page 2.
(ii) (a) Laboratory Facilities:—
All pathological and bacteriological services are provided at the Emergency
Medical Services Pathological Laboratory, St. Margaret's Hospital,
Epping.
The analysis of water, milk and food is carried out by Dr. Bernard
Dyer and Mr. George Taylor, Public Analysts for the Borough.
(b) Ambulance Service:—
Municipal. The Council's ambulance service consists of three vehicles.
Two are modern vehicles, fully equipped with up-to-date appliances; they
were purchased in 1938. The third ambulance was purchased for Civil
Defence in 1945 and is used as a reserve ambulance. Each ambulance can
carry two stretchers or six sitting cases.
The ambulance station is located at the Squash Courts, Cambridge
Park, Wanstead, and the ambulances are easily accessible to all parts of
the Borough.
The staff consists of 10, all of whom are in possession of the British
Red Cross and St. John certificate and three possess the St. John Medallion.
All staff have passed a special test in recent first-aid work and have been
congratulated on the high standard attained. Thev have also undergone

British Red Cross Society. An ambulance of the B.R.C.S. is located
at the Eagle Lane Depot and has carried out seven calls during the year.
(c) Nursing in the Home:—
Arrangements for a Home Nursing Service exist with two voluntary
organisations, the Woodford District Nursing Association, and the Wanstead
District Nursing Association. The number of whole-time nurses employed
in Domiciliary Nursing is four (two Queens Nurses employed by each of
the above-mentioned Association). Supervision is carried out by representatives
of the Essex County Nursing Association, to which the two
voluntary organisations are affiliated. The Chairman of the Woodford
Nursing Association and the Secretary of the Wanstead Nursing Association
also exercise supervision.
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