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Edmonton 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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The Council possess two ambulances, housed at the Fire Brigade Station, and the following figures, kindly supplied by the Superintendent, give some idea of the work carried out during the year:—
| Private cases | 4,902 |
| Accident cases | 640 |
| Maternity cases | 127 |
| Clinic (tonsil cases) | 145 |
| Special services | 149 |
| False alarms | 5 |
| Total | 5,968 |
First aid was rendered on 219 occasions, whilst the resuscitating
apparatus was in use 7 times.
The bedside apparatus for the supply of oxygen was requested by 34
patients.
With the increase in the population, these two ambulances are in
requisition to a greater extent—the corresponding figure for 1935 was
5,158.
The total mileage of the vehicles was 26,089 miles.
The Council's small bus conveys the deaf and dumb children to and
from school; it also picks up a few other children in the morning, taking
them to a spot to meet the guide.
It is the intention of the Council to provide proper motor vehicles for
the conveyance of children to the open-air and special schools in the near
future.
Nursing in the Home.
This has been fully described in previous reports.
Hospitals.
Infectious fevers are admitted into the Joint Enfield and Edmonton
Isolation Hospital, situated in Enfield.
Arrangements for the treatment of ear, nose and throat disorders,
ringworm and treatment by ultra-violet rays, are made with the North
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