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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 (by arrangement) 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 Colindale.
(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 is
Silverthorn 6856.
The procedure for obtaining an ambulance in emergency is to
dial "999" on the telephone.
(c) Midwifery and Home Nursing Service