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5.
SECTION B
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA
(a.) Laboratory Facilities
Pathological specimens from this district are examined at the
Pathological Departments of the St, Margaret's Hospital, Epping,
the Connaught Hospital, Walthamstow, and the Whipps Cross Hospital,
Leytonstone. Specimens may also be left at the Town Hall,
Walthamstow, on weekdays before 2.30 p.m., for collection and
delivery to the Central Public Health Laboratory at Colindalc„
The Pathologist at St. Margaret's Hospital has kindly supplied
me with the number of specimens examined for the Health Department
and the General Practitioners in Chingford during 1955, which is 86.
(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, 20, Cranston Gardens, E.4. Larkswood 7078
Miss D.L. Chandler, 87, Friday Hill, E.4. Silverthorn 4968
Miss C. Lovell, 49, The Ridgeway, E.4. " 1460
ø
Mrs, P.M. Stenning, 78, Larkswood Road, E.4. " 5414
Miss M, Jones, 49, The Ridgeway, E.4. " 1460
Mrs. E.V. Whiter, 79, Harold Road, E.4, (part-time) " 6194
Mr. Winyard, 13, Durants Park Avenue, Enfield. Howard 4331