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Croydon 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Transport of Patients for Public Assistance Committee.
Patients conveyed for Public Assistance Committee realised
the sum of £176 10s. 0d. and accounts for this amount have been
rendered.
During the year cash to the value of £148 4s. 6d. (representing
private removal money collected from patients at time of
removal, and credit accounts paid to Headquarters Station) has
been paid into the Finance Department.
| Mileages | Ambulance Calls | Income | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Average per call | Total | Public | Private | Deptl. | Total | Private | Deptl. | ||||
| £ | s. | d. | £. | s. | d. | |||||||
| 1940 | 4.8 | 17039 | 2660 | 532 | 394 | 3586 | 189 | 17 | 6 | 114 | 13 | 9 |
| 1941 | 5.03 | 17507 | 2448 | 573 | 459 | 3586 | 198 | 5 | 9 | 122 | 7 | 3 |
| 1942 | 5.56 | 23418 | 2690 | 992 | 526 | 4208 | 418 | 12 | 3 | 148 | 2 | 2 |
| 1943 | 5.95 | 28643 | 2926 | 1162 | 718 | 4806 | 505 | 9 | 6 | 258 | 3 | 9 |
| 1944 | 6.00 | 28481 | 2748 | 1126 | 862 | 4736 | 535 | 13 | 9 | 283 | 11 | 6 |
| 1945 | 6.88 | 44014 | 3190 | 1608 | 1601 | 6399 | 480 | 5 | 6 | 339 | 9 | 9 |
| 1946 | 5.65 | 88255 | 7416 | 3185 | 4673 | 15274 | 252 | 13 | 0 | 274 | 13 | 6 |
| 1947 | 7.95 | 146199 | 7640 | 4007 | 6721 | 18368 | 295 | 10 | 6 | 324 | 14 | 6 |
AMBULANCE STATISTICS—Year 1947.
The arrangements for mutual assistance with the following
authorities for the use of ambulances to convey persons injured
in accidents, etc., to home addresses after treatment at Hospitals
continues to operate satisfactorily.
The authorities concerned are: —
Geographical Position in No. of Cases
Authority. relation to Croydon. conveyed.
Borough of Beckenham East of Borough Boundary 3
Carshalton U.D.C. and West „ „ 2
Borough of Beddington
and Wallington.
Borough of Mitcham North-West ,, 9
Coulsdon and Purley South ,, ,, 20
U.D.C.
London County Council North ,, „ 15