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 Bexley]
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Cases. | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 |
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Sickness | 666 | 623 | 611 | 974 | 974 | 1362 | 1144 |
Accidents | 224 | 173 | 201 | 134 | 149 | 141 | 159 |
Illness in street | 39 | 50 | 62 | 78 | 65 | 72 | 53 |
Maternity | 227 | 283 | 255 | 416 | 473 | 622 | 549 |
Malicious calls | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Ambulance not required | 39 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 26 |
Air Raid Casualties | — | 10 | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Collecting Blood | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Conveying children to Special School | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Sitting Car Cases | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Total | 1198 | 1174 | 1155 | 1631 | 1674 | 2228 | 1941 |
No. of Calls on Outside Ambulances. | |||||||
Crayford Ambulance | 82 | 107 | 114 | 208 | 173 | 51 | 87 |
Erith Ambulance | — | 4 | 10 | 50 | 59 | 1 | — |
Sidcup Ambulance | 12 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 47 |
L.C.C. Ambulance | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
Total | 94 | 117 | 125 | 280 | 253 | 69 | 141 |
Cases. | |||||||
Sickness | 30 | 41 | 55 | 160 | 125 | 21 | 60 |
Accident | 43 | 54 | 31 | 43 | 39 | 22 | 36 |
Maternity | 19 | 22 | 39 | 77 | 81 | 25 | 42 |
Miscellaneous | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Not required | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 3 |
Total Calls | 1292 | 1291 | 1280 | 1911 | 1927 | 2297 | 2082 |
PUBLIC MORTUARY.
The Public Mortuary, which is maintained by the Corporation, is situated on land at the south side of the Council Offices.
1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | |
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No. of occasions used | 42 | 48 | 38 | 34 | 44 | 39 | 80 |
No. of Post Mortem Examinations | 37 | 42 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 35 | 71 |
No. of Inquests | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 |