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SECTION 'B' — GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH
SERVICES IN THE AREA
(a) Laboratory Facilities
Public Health Laboratory, Epsom — accepts all pathological
specimens and the staff are very helpful in advising in
outbreaks of dysentery, food poisoning etc.
Colindale, Central Public Health Laboratory — carries out
special investigations.
Richmond Royal Hospital Laboratory — deals with pathological
specimens from the general practitioners.
(b) Ambulance Facilities
The Ambulance Service is based at Kings Road, Richmond, and
comes under direction of the Control Station at Maiden. It is administered
by Surrey County Council.
(c) Nursing in the Home
There are two midwives and eight district nurses working in the
area. They are based at 31/32, Ranelagh Avenue, Barnes.
There are four health visitors in the district, two based at each
clinic.
(d) Treatment Centres and Clinics
There are two clinics in which infant welfare, ante-natal and
school medical services are provided:—
(i) Essex House, Barnes.
(ii) Health Centre, North Worple Way, Mortlake.
These services come under Surrey County Council and are administered
by the Divisional Medical Officer, Barnes and Richmond
forming a division.
The Chest Clinic is held also at the Health Centre, Mortlake.
(e) Hospitals
The only hospital in the area is the Barnes Hospital, which is
now used solely for the treatment of chronic sick patients. It was
previously the Barnes Isolation Hospital.
The principal general Hospitals serving the area are: —
West London Hospital, Hammersmith,
Richmond Royal Hospital,
Kingston Hospital.
The hospital for infectious diseases is:—
Tolworth Hospital, Surbiton.
Occasionally, cases are sent to the London Hospitals.
Maternity cases are booked through the clinics for admission to
the Kingston Hospital and in addition a number of patients book at
the following London Hospitals:—
St. Mary Abbots Hospital, Kensington,
Hammersmith Hospital, Ducane Road.