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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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List of Serviceable Vehicles at 31st December, 1954
Six Humber Pullman Ambulances
One Austin Ambulance
Six Daimler Ambulances
Two Bedford Sitting Case Vehicles
Two Bedford Coaches (for Mental Defectives)
Pour Bedford Utilecon Sitting Case Vehicles
Two Hillman Minx Sitting Case Cars
One Austin Breakdown Vehicle
Classifications of Journeys, Patients and Mileage.
| Patients | Journeys | Mileage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Service Removals | 70, 822 | 36,551 | 357,999 |
| Mental Defectives | 20,046 | 819 | 24 , 204 |
| Spastic Children (St.Margaret's) | 921 | 396 | 3, 152 |
| Accidents | 3,465 | 3,312 | 16,560 |
| Abortive | - | 267 | 1, 335 |
| Occupational School Meals | - | 200 | 1, 800 |
| Gas and Air Analgesia | - | 914 | 7, 649 |
| Hospitals (Conveying Drs. etc.) | - | 306 | 3, 153 |
| Parks (Conveying First Aid Equip | - | 28 | 261 |
| Vehicles to Repair Depots, | |||
| Testing etc. | - | 218 | 1,090 |
| Service Requirements (Oxygen, | |||
| visiting Sub-Stns, etc.) | - | 143 | 715 |
| Pay Round | - | 52 | 624 |
| 95, 254 | 43, 206 | 418,542 |
Vehicles on Loan to Other Depts.
| Sanitary (PVB 793) | 27 | 991 | |
| Civil Defence (DVB 344) | 125 | 2, 151 | |
| TOTALS | 95, 254 | 43,358 | 421,684 |
15,718 cases were conveyed to Hospitals, etc., outside the
Borough boundary, and on these journeys 133,505 miles were
travelled. It should be noted that on the Annual Report for 1953
the number of cases was appreciably less. This is due to classifying
the round trip as one case and not two which has been done
for 1954.