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5.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA
(a) Laboratory Facilities
Pathological specimens from this district can be 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
Health Department, Town Hall, Walthamstow, on weekdays before 2 p.m.
for delivery to the Edmonton Public Health Laboratory, Town Hall,
Edmonton, N.9.
(b) Ambulance Service
The Ambulance Service, maintained and controlled by the Essex
County Council, has a Divisional Ambulance Control office at Ilford.
All requests for free ambulance transport under Section 27 of the
National Health Service Act, 1946, should therefore be made to the
Divisional Ambulance Control, Aldborough Road, Ilford. (Telephone
No. Goodmayes 2311)•
The procedure for obtaining an ambulance in emergency is to
dial "999" on the telephone.
(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 - 3 *
" " Home Nurses 3Ø
(Miss D.L. Chandler, 87, Friday Hill, E.4. Silverthorn 4968
* (Miss C. Lovell, 49, The Ridgeway, E.4. " 7838
(Mrs. P.M. Stenning, 78, Larkswood Road, E.4. " 5414
(Mrs. E.V. Whiter, 79, Harold Road, E.4. (part-time) " 6194
Ø (Miss A. 0'Driscoll, 49, The Ridgeway, E.4. " 1460
(Mrs. M. 0'Donoghue, 80, Montalt Road, Woodford Green. Buckhurst 2766
Number of cases attended by Midwives - 187
Number of visits paid by Home Nurses - 13,588