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(d) Lunacy and Mental Treatment Acts
The Authorised Officers for the purpose of these Acts have their offices
at 5, Lansdowne Road, Tottenham, N. 17, telephone number TOTtenham 1211.
(e) Ambulance Service
Ambulances are stationed at the Edmonton Fire and Ambulance Station, but
vehicles are retained at the Tottenham Central Fire Station and at Coombes
Croft for accident and emergency cases. Telephone number EDMonton 5544 or,
for emergency calls, did 999.
Public Health Laboratory Service
The Public Health Laboratory Service provides a comprehensive service
for the bacteriological examination of specimens submitted by general
practitioners and local authorities.
The existing system for the supply of containers and the delivery of
specimens by the Public Health Department remains unchanged. Specimens may
be sent to the Public Health Department at the Town Hall, and providing they
reach there not later than 3.0 p.m. on Monday to Friday and 11.0 a.m. on
Saturday, they will be sent on the same day by special messenger to the
Hornsey branch laboratory.
As it is not possible to send a second messenger on any one day, it is
essential that specimens be delivered to the Town Hall before the times
stated Alternatively, specimens may be sent direct to the Hornsey branch
laboratory, which remains open until 5.0 p.m. on Monday to Friday and 12 noon
on Saturday. The address is:-
Public Health Laboratory,
Coppett's Wood Hospital,
Coppett's Road,
N. 10.
A 24 hour emergency service is maintained by the Central Laboratory at
Colindale.
The following is a summary of the work carried out during 1954, namely:-
Record of Examinations
Throat/Nose Swabs:- Total Specimens 120
Diphtheria Bacilli
Haemolytic Streptococci 31
Vincents Angina 1
Negative 88