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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Work Illness | 121 | (122) |
| Attempted Suicide | 24 | (24) |
| Suicide | 14 | (22) |
| Common Assault | 85 | (81) |
| 3,981 | (3, 740) |
Note:- 1959 Figures are in brackets.
Comparison of Patients, Journeys and Mileage since 1955.
| Year | Patients | Journeys | Mileage. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 100,827 | 50,491 | 440,311 |
| 1956 | 104,563 | 51,102 | 413,812 |
| 1957 | 103,853 | 50,827 | 405,154 |
| 1958 | 110,080 | 51,502 | 417,583 |
| 1959 | 114, 790 | 51,974 | 413, 199 |
| 1960 | 115,257 | 51,704 | 416, 436 |
Details of Ambulance Service Vehicles
One new Karrier Ambulance was delivered and one Humber "Pullman"
Ambulance was disposed of during the year.
List of Serviceable Vehicles at 31st December, i960
Eight Daimler Ambulances
One Humber "Pullman" Ambulance
One Humber "Super-Snipe" Ambulance
Two Karrier Ambulances
Eight Bedford "Utilecon" Sitting-case Vehicles
Two Bedford Sitting-case Coaches
One Vauxhall "Wyvern" Saloon Car
One Austin Breakdown Vehicle
Two Bedford Coaches (large) (Mental Health)
One Karrier Coach (Mental Health).
Total Mileages of Ambulance Vehicles at 31st December, 1960.
| JRK 756 | 1951 | 193,939 |
| KOY 800 | 1952 | 163, 895 |
| LRK 3 | 1953 | 140,084 |
| LRK 289 | 1953 | 135,161 |