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PART VII
GENERAL.
Hospitals.
The hospitals in the district passed under the control of the
Tottenham Management Committee of the North-East Metropolitan
Regional Hospital Board in July, 1948.
The general hospital requirements of residents are largely met
by the Prince of Wales's Hospital, which is situated centrally in
the Borough, and by the North Middlesex Hospital in the adjoining
district of Edmonton.
For the special needs of the inhabitants, the teaching and
specialist hospitals of London are available and are within easy
travelling distance.
The North-Eastern Hospital, St. Ann's Road, Tottenham, is
available for the treatment of infectious disease cases.
Diabetes.
The National Health Service Act, 1946, made it possible for
diabetic patients to obtain insulin free, on prescriptions by the
general medical practitioners attending them under the Service.
Prior to the Act coming into force on 5th July, 1948, a free supply
was authorised by the Ministry of Health according to their circular
2734 of 1943, and the Borough Council provided insulin to 39
necessitous persons at a cost of £132 15s. 9d.
LABORATORY FACILITIES.
The Public Health Laboratory Service at Colindale, Middlesex,
is available free of charge for the bacteriological examination of
specimens. On the 15th November, 1948, a branch laboratory was
opened in Edmonton. This now deals with most of the specimens
from Tottenham.
Outfits and containers may be obtained locally from the Public
Health Department, and specimens left there for onward transmission
to the Laboratory. Except in special urgency, specimens
should reach the department before 3.15 p.m. on week-days and
11.30 a.m. on Saturdays.
The following examinations were carried out by the
Laboratories during 1948, namely:—