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SECTION B.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN
THE AREA.
(1) PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS OF THE AUTHORITY
A list of the officers in the employ of the Borough will be
found following the introduction to this Report.
(a) Laboratory Facilities.
No changes have taken place in this service. The Council's
Bacteriological Laboratory is available at all times for the
examination of clinical material relating to certain infectious
diseases, and submitted by medical practitioners in connection
with residents of the Borough. The "Widal Test" in cases of
Typhoid Fever, however, is undertaken by the laboratories of
Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Ravenscourt Park.
In cases of food poisoning, etc., advantage is taken of the
facilities offered by the Ministry of Health.
Samples of milk, etc., for analysis are submitted to the
County Analyst, and this is usually done through the channels
of the Middlesex County Council.
Particulars of the work carried out in the Council's laboratory
will be found on page 50.
(b) Ambulance Facilities.
The ambulance arrangements for the Borough are as in
previous years. Ambulances for use in accidents, maternity
and private cases are stationed at the two Fire Stations within
the Borough, while the Joint Hospitals Committee have their
own up-to-date motor ambulance for the removal of infectious
cases.
The Council's general ambulances dealt with 718 public
calls and 512 private calls during the year.