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able according to the circumstances of the patient, or families
can join as Annual Contributors. The number of visits made
in 1945, by these Nurses was 10,124 and every type of case
was undertaken with skill and kindness.
H. AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
1. For Infectious Diseases.
The West Kent Joint Hospital Board provide Motor
Ambulances for the removal of Fever cases to Hospital and
return cases to their homes when discharged.
2. For Non-Infectious and Accident Cases.
On the 1st April, 1942, the Ambulance Service was transferred
from the control of the N.F.S. to the C.D. Casualty
Service and when the C.D. Service was disbanded on the
20th June, 1945, it was decided to set up a joint service with
Penge to serve the two areas.
After consultation it was decided that the Beckenham
and Penge Councils should collaborate in forming a Joint
Service to be administered by Beckenham, and this came into
operation on 1st July, 1945. Facilities were arranged for
the vehicles to be stationed at the Beckenham and Penge Fire
Stations and for all calls to be received over the N.F.S. telephone
system.
The following table shows the calls dealt with by the
Casualty Service and from the 1st July to 31st December by
the Joint Service.