[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashbourne U.D.C.

  • Ashbourne (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashbourne U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Supplies of Diphtheria Anti-Toxin which are available to medical practitioners on request are maintained by the Regional Hospital Board at the following Institutions :- (i^ Derwent Hospital, Derby (ii) Heanor Memorial Hospital, Heanor (iii) Ripley and District Cottage Hospital, Ripley (iv) Victoria Memorial Cottage Hospital, Ashbourne (v) Wliitworth Hospital, Darley Dale Various administrative steps have been taken by the County Health Department in order to give effect to the Authority’s Proposals and to emphasize the importance of immunisation against diphtheria to the public. With a view to assisting in the publicising of anti-diphtheria propaganda, supplies of Ministry of Health leaflets were obtained from the Central Office of Information and distributed to members of the public. The local Registrars of Births and Deaths have given valuable assistance with the distribution of the leaflets. Ambuldnce Service Headquarters :- County Offices, St. Mary's Gate, Derby (Telephone Ho. Derby 47131) The addresses and telephone numbers of Ambulance Stations are shown in the following table :- Ambulance Station Telephone Number Address 7 a. in. - 7 P. m. 7 p. m. - 7 a. m. VIICICLEOVER Ashbourne Ilkeston Long Eaton Swadlincote Derby 93916 Ashbourne 441 Ilkeston 936 ) * Long Eaton 1095 1 Swadlincote 7041 Derby 53916 Station Road, Mickleover Green Road, Ashbourne Manor House, Manners Road, Ilkeston Old Hall Depot, The Green, Long Eaton Darklands Road, Swadlincote IIFLEY Heanor Matlock Ripley 75 ) Langley Mill 615 j Matlock 706 ) Ripley 75 Ivy Grove, Ripley Wilmot Street, Heanor Town Hall, Bank Rd. Matlock IHESTERPIELD Bolsover Chesterfield 6282 Bolsover 2121 < Chesterfield 6282 Ashgate, Chesterfield Church Street, Bolsover BUXTON New Mills Bakewell Buxton 2012 , New Mills 3333 Bakewell 393 ] Buxton 2012 Park Road, Buxton Hague Bar Rd. New Mills U.D.C. Depot, Bakewell jLOSSOP Glossop 504 Stalybridge 2650 Talbot House, Talbot Road, Glossop The following procedure is adopted for calling an ambulance :- (a) Urgent Calls If ambulance transport is required to deal with an urgent case, such as a street accident, all that is necessary is to call the Telephone Exchange Operator and ask for Ambulance, The caller would be automatically put through to the appropriate Ambulance Station, when the call would be accepted and dealt with regardless of who the caller might be.