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Section B. General Provision of Health Services in the Area.
1. (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:—
The Council's ambulances were transferred to the service of the County
Council on the 5th July, 1948, when the administration of this section of
the National Health Service Act became the responsibility of the Essex
County Council as Local Health Authority.
Unfortunately it is not possible to give statistical details of the number
of calls made upon the service from the Borough alone during the whole
year, but I have been able to obtain some details covering the first six
months of the year and, to give some slight idea of comparison, figures for
the whole of 1947.
Ambulance calls: 1948 (6 months) 1947
Accident 208 366
Maternity 155 287
Private 613 971
Other calls 18 65
Old Age Pensioners 168 75
Total 1,162 1,764
(c) Nursing in the Home:—
The Home Nursing Service in the Borough, which was provided by
the Woodford District Nursing Association and the Wanstead District
Nursing Association, but which was under the supervision of the Essex
County Nursing Association, became the responsibility of the Local Health
Authority as from the appointed day.
The four whole-time nursing staff were therefore transferred to the
staff of the Essex County Council and have been incorporated in the
arrangements made for the service covering the Forest Area as a whole.
(d) Clinics and Treatment Centres:—
Maternity and Child Welfare. There are six infant welfare centres i(l
the Borough. Sessions are held as under:-
Baptist Church Hall, Aldersbrook, E.12.
Monday, 2.30 - 4 p.m.
Ashton Playing Fields Pavilion, Woodford Bridge.
Tuesday, 2.30-4 p.m.
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