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6.
SECTION B.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA
(a) Laboratory Facilities
Pathological specimens from this district are examined at
the Pathological Department of the St. Margaret's Hospital at
Epping. The Pathologist has kindly supplied me with the following
figures of specimens from Chingford examined during the year:-
Number of specimens examined for the Health Department
and the General Practitioners468
Number of specimens examined for the Chingford
Isolation Hospital 2
(b) Ambulance Service
The Ambulance Service, maintained and controlled by the
Essex County Council, has an Ambulance Station situated at the
Fire Station, Town Hall, The Ridgeway, Chingford, which serves
this area. The Station is manned continuously, the telephone
number being Silverthorn 6856.
The general procedure for obtaining an ambulance in
emergency is as follows:-
Where there is a dialling system in operation in the
Chingford area, dial "999"
Where there is no dialling system, lift receiver and
ask for an ambulance.
(c) Midwifery and Home Nursing Service
The Chingford District Nursing Association has carried on its good work throughout the year.