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Section B.—GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
IN THE AREA
(a) Laboratory Facilities.
Pathological specimens from this district are still examined at
the E.C.C. Pathological Laboratory, St. Margaret's Hospital,
Epping. Unfortunately details of the Chingford specimens
examined are again not available this year.
(b) Ambulance Facilities.
Two ambulances, one car and a staff of four paid drivers were
maintained. The following is a summary of the work performed
by the Council's Ambulance Service during 1946:—
Total number of calls dealt with during year—
Hire. Accidents. Maternity.
Ambulance No. 1 1,087 84 199
No. 2 122 11 26
Council Car 77 2 24
1,286 97 249
Total 1,632
Total mileage covered by the Borough Ambulances during the
year—22,623 miles.
In addition the following calls were dealt with by transfer to
other Ambulance Services on occasions when Chingford ambulances
were engaged or under repair:—
Hire. Accidents. Maternity.
Wanstead and Woodford
Borough 49 12 5
Walthamstow Borough 4 23 —
Epping (private hire) 12 — 4
Loughton (private hire) 4 — 1
B.R.C. Waltham Abbey 1 — —
70 35 10
Total 115
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