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APPENDIX L.
30th September, 1919.
To the Chairman and Members
of the Health Committee.
MOTOR SERVICE.
I beg to report on the above for its fifth complete year ending March 31st, 1919.
The 7 Motor Vehicles owned by the Council came into use in December, 1913, and up to the
end of March, 1919, had covered a total of 255,299 miles and were all in service.
During the year certain work occasioned by the war was continued in connection with Food
Control, the conveyance of Wounded Soldiers and Air Raid calls. In addition a certain number
of miles were run for conveyance of grave diggers, refugee work, coal control, disinfection of army
kits and various other departments of the Council.
Miles Run and Work Done.
Calls for the Accident and Illness Ambulance have risen to 1,397, as compared with 471 in
the year 1916.17, the highest number previously recorded.
The work of the Ambulances is increasing and it is very difficult at times to get patients away,
and a large proportion of the cases require 2 men.