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London County Council 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE
Table (i) indicates that, although 12,769 fewer patients were carried by the general
section, the decline of roughly 1.3 per cent. compared with 1962 is considerably less than
the decline of 3.3 per cent. in 1962 compared with 1961. The accident section carried
117,567 patients, 7,342 more than in the previous year.
There was an increase in the number of patients carried by the ambulance department
of the Joint Committee of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John of Jerusalem
and by the Hospital Car Service.
The total number of general section patients conveyed includes a number travelling long
distances who make the major part of their journey by rail; it is estimated that this Service
conveys about 25,000 patients to and from London railway termini every year. Most of
these patients are conveyed at the request of other authorities; in 1963 only 6,977 patients
travelled under arrangements initiated by this Service.

Table: Table (i)— Work performed by the directly provided service and by the agency and supplementary services, including both general and accident section work

Table (i)— Work performed by the directly provided service and by the agency and supplementary services, including both general and accident section work

19591960196119621963
Patients:
Accident Section99,834103,497108,235110,225117,567
General Section1,009.1281,033,9091,008,539969,215956,546
Total—directly provided service1,108,9621,137,4061,116,7741,079,4401,074,113
Joint Committee26,58232,59331,70131,34933,515
Hospital Car Service193,523189,337183,231188.365189,559
West Ham C.b.C.496338331326330
Total—agency and supplementary services220,601222,268215,263220,040223,404
Total patients1,329,5631,359,6741,332,0371,299,4801,297,517
Journeys:
Accident Section104,983109,551114,953117,020125.183
General Section488,336488,422480,978476,081479,751
Total—directly provided service593,319597,973595,931593,101604,934
Joint Committee10,25010,87710,85810.45610,829
Hospital Car Service69,67258,44161,29466,70466,111
West Ham C.b.C.489335329324328
Total—agency and supplementary services80,41169,653 72,48177,48477,268
Total journeys673,730667,626668,412670,585682,202
Mileage: Accident Section524,009556,390605,904618,075661,082
General Section3,980,3273,960,9643,928,7463,908,5803,898,270
Total—directly provided service4,504,3364,517,3544,534,6504,526,6554,559,352
Joint Committee411,823441,468435,851427,119436,759
Hospital Car Service1,212,5801,207,4391,191,2011,271,8631,265,272
West Ham C.B.C.5,1214,0613,8503,5433,622
Total—agency and supplementary services1,629,5241,652,9681,630,9021,702,5251,705,653
Total mileage6,133,8606,170,3226,165.5526,229.1806,265,005