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5.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA
(a.) Laboratory Facilities
Pathological specimens from this district were examined at
the Pathological Departments of the St. Margaret's Hospital,
Epping, the Connaught Hospital, Walthamstow, and the Whipps Cross
Hospital, Leytonstone. Specimens were (by arrangement) also 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 were administered by the Essex
County Council. Maternity nursing and midwifery cases, in
addition to a large number of general nursing visits, were
undertaken.
Number of Midwives or Home Nurse/Midwives - 3 *
" " Home Nurses - 4?
(Miss C. Lovell, 49, The Ridgeway, E.4. Silverthorn 7838
* (Miss D.L. Chandler, 87, Friday Hill, E.4. " 4968
(Mrs. P.M. Stenning, 78, Larksvrood Road, E.4. " 5414
(Mrs. M. Ford, 103, Cadogan Gardens, Woodford,E.18. Wanstead 6346
? (Miss A. O'Driscoll, 49, The Ridgeway, E.4* Silverthorn 1460
(Mrs. M. O' Donoghue, 80, Montalt Road, Woodford Gn.Buckhurst 2766
(Mrs. B. Harrison, 12a, Forest Court, Whitehall 'Silverthorn 1057
Road, E.4.
Number of cases attended by Midwives - 208
" " visits paid by Home Nurses - 13,453