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SECTION 27 (Ambulance Service) The two ambulance stations in the Borough are
sited at Homerton Grove, E 9. and Paragon Road, E.g.
SECTION 28 (Prevention of illness care and after-care),L The Borough is
divided into three areas for the diagnosis, treatment and after-care of
tuberculous patients. The three Chest Clinics are located at -
(a) The London Chest Hospital. Bonner Road, Victoria Park. E. 2.
(b) the Metropolitan Hospital 335 Kingsland Road. E.8.
(c) Rear of St. Leonard's Hospital. 204. Hoxton Street, N. 1.
There is an After Care Committee for each area. The Medical Offioer of
Health is a member of the Committees representing the London Chest Hospital and
Metropolitan Hospital Chest Clinic areas and the Borough Council is represented
by three members on each of these two Committees.
SECTION 29 (Domestic Help) ■ Hie cases dealt with during the year came in the
following categories
Maternity 64
Tuberculosis 82
Chronic sick and aged persons 2,648
General 240
Other services provided by the County Council In its capacity as Local Health
Authority, the County Council also provides health visiting (SECTION 24) and
domiciliary it, idwifery( SECTION 23) services. As Local Education Authorityit
is responsible for the provision of a comprehensive school health service which
includes facilities for the treatment of minor ailments in school children at
the following centres in the Borough
29„ Cadogan Terrace, E.9.
13, Goulton Road. E. 5.
136, Richmond Road, E. 8.
186, Upper Clapton Road E. 5.
Other treatment facilities for school children include dental, nutrition,
ophthalmic, ear, nose and throat and physiotherapy clinics.
MENTAL HEALTH ACT. 1959. The admission of mentally disordered persons to
psychiatric hospitals the care and after-care of the mentally ill, and the care
of severely sub normal and sub-normal children and adults is carried out by the
Mental Welfare Officers from the Shoreditch Health Centre At the end of the
year there were two training centres for severely sub-normal and sub-normal
persons in the Borough
(i) The Dalston Training Centre (for elder boys and men)„
Congregational Church Hall, Bay Street, E.8.
and
(ii) The new junior training centre (for boys and girls)
in Ickburgh Road which was opened in June,
Clifton Lodge. 96. Dalston Lane. E.8., is a day rehabilitation centre and
provides places for forty persons who have been discharged from psychiatric
hospitals and are in need of help in re adjusting themselves to life in the
community,
PART IV (General medical and dental s ervices, pharmaceuti cal services and
supplementary ophthalmi c services) The London Executive Council is the
authority responsible for the purpose of exercising functions with respect to
the provision of services under this part of the National Health Service Act.