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Croydon 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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CIVIL DEFENCE—Ambulance Section
The number of Volunteers available for training at 31/12/'53
was 210, composed of 70 males and 140 females. This number
shows an addition of 82 since the last Annual Report.
These Volunteers are sub-divided as follows : —
| Volunteers attending for full training | 143 |
| Volunteers attending for some training | 38 |
| Volunteers not yet reported for training | 16 |
| Volunteers absent through sickness | 4 |
| Instructors (C.D. Volunteers) | 9 |
| 210 |
Five Volunteers have resigned and 2 more have moved from
the district.
The record of possible attendance of 143 Volunteers was as follows: —
| 75 per cent, to 100 per cent | 108 | Volunteers. |
| 50 „ „ 75 „ | 20 | „ |
| 25 ,, ,, 50 „ | 12 | „ |
| 0 „ „25 „ | 3 | „ |
The number of full First-Aiders is 72.
The number of qualified Drivers is 21.
The number of Volunteers receiving driving instruction is 4.
Further First-Aid classes are due to commence on 12th
January, 1954.
Several small exercises have been carried out successfully and
on the 15th December a large-scale exercise was held at the
Albert Road Rescue Ground, South Norwood, combining the
Experimental Mobile Column with the Ambulance Section.
During the year the Civil Defence Austin Ambulance has
been disposed of and in place of this an Austin has been purchased
from the Fire Service. This vehicle has been converted for Civil
Defence Training and Driving Instruction and is fully equipped
with four stretchers.
A. L. HILL,
Chief Officer.