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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 Practitioners 232
Number of specimens examined for the Chingford
Hospital nil
(b) Ambulance Service
The Ambulance Service, maintained and controlled by the Essex
County Council, has an Ambulance Station situated in Station Road
(near The Green), 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 Home Nursing Services are administered by the Essex County
Council. Maternity nursing and midwifery cases, in addition to a
large number of general nursing visits, have been undertaken.
Number of Midwives or Home Nurse/Midwives - 4 *
" " Home Nurses - 3 Ø
(Mrs. K. Bullibant, 336, Brettenham Road, E.17.
* (Miss D.L. Chandler, 87, Friday Hill, E.4. Silverthorn 4968
(Miss C. Lovell, 49, The Ridgeway, E.4. " 1460
(Mrs. P.M. Stenning, 78, Larkswood Road, E.4. „ 5414
(Mrs. M.R. Doxsey, 15, Nelson Road, E.4. (part-time)
Ø (Miss M. Jones, 49, The Ridgeway, E.4. Silverthorn 1460
(Mrs. E.V. Whiter, 79, Harold Road, E.4. (part-time) " 6194