Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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The numbers of patients conveyed, with comparative figures for 1950, were
1950 | 1951 | Increase or decrease | |
---|---|---|---|
Street accidents | 12.287 | 13,631 | + 1,344 |
Other accidents | 16,761 | 17,858 | + 1,097 |
Assault cases | 1,395 | 1,559 | + 164 |
Attempted suicide | 739 | 381 | - 358 |
Mental | 541 | 602 | + 61 |
Epilepsy | 1,373 | 1,379 | + 6 |
Other sudden illness | 16,865 | 17,873 | + 1,008 |
Maternity | 23,788 | 24,249 | + 461 |
Analgesia apparatus delivered to women being confined at home | 6,311 | 5,848 | - 463 |
Special cases | 298 | 363 | + 65 |
Ambulance not required | 5,018 | 5,406 | + 388 |
85,376 | 89,149 | + 3,773 |
General Section Persons conveyed and mileage
1938 | 217,908 | 102,520 | 320,428 | 1,930,172 |
1947 | 182,206 | 129,599 | 311,805 | 1,768,550 |
1948 | 239,157 | 130,335 | 369,492 | 2,072,545 |
1949 | 362,963 | 189,468 | 552,431 | 2,808,550 |
1950 | 480,048 | 220,017 | 700,065 | 3,041,569 |
1951 | 550,621 | 231,540 | 782,161 | 3,092,902 |
(ii) Agency and Supplementary Services
Comparative statistics for 1948 and subsequent years are:
Hospital Car Service
Patients conveyed | Mileage | |
---|---|---|
1948 | 30,052 | 430,121 |
1949 | 107,667 | 1,496,090 |
1950 | 144,669 | 1,787,434 |
1951 | 149,046 | 1,740,930 |
Home Service Ambulance Department
Patients conveyed | Mileage | |
---|---|---|
1948 | 5,454 | 204,048 |
1949 | 9,557 | 376,564 |
1950 | 7,966 | 281,223 |
1951 | 10,111 | 263,087 |
West Ham Ambulance Service
Patients conveyed | Mileage | |
---|---|---|
1948 | 6 | 41 |
1949 | 113 | 1,468 |
1950 | 246 | 4,373 |
1951 | 208 | 3,338 |
The agreements with these bodies have been in operation only
since 5th July, 1948 (the "appointed day" under the National
Health Service Act, 1946).