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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR
THE AREA
LABORATORY FACILITIES
Bacteriological examinations for this district are carried out
at the Wandle Valley Isolation Hospital.
The following number of specimens from this borough have
been examined during the year: —
Swabs for diphtheria 705
Sputa for tubercle 34
Total 739
EMERGENCY PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY. EPSOM
This service has proved of the greatest use, particularly in
regard to the control of infection in the Day Nurseries and Woodlands
Maternity Home. The results of specimens taken to the
laboratory by car have been available the following morning, and
the advice and assistance of the staff have been most helpful.
AMBULANCES
The Ambulance service for the district is quite adequate at
present, and the following arrangements have been made: —
For General and Accident Cases.—Two ambulances have
been provided by the Council for the removal of general and
accident cases. The total number of cases removed during the
year was 1,462, of which 244 were accident cases and 1,218
private removals, including 373 maternity cases.
For Infections Disease Cases.—The Wandle Valley Joint
Hospital Board has provided two motor ambulances for the
removal of cases of infectious disease to the Isolation Hospital.
NURSING IN THE HOME
There are two nursing associations in the Borough. The
following are the returns from each association for year ended
December 31st, 1945: —