View report page

16
" Removed to hospital during week-end duties, 35.
" Duties in the Metropolitan area included—Olympia, White
City, Royal Albert Hall, St. Martin's Limbless Men's Outing, Lord
Mayor's Show, Hyde Park, the Royal Wedding (there our members
on duty in Whitehall had a busy time), and Walthamstow Stadium.
The Dominion, Carlton, Empire Cinemas are covered every night
and the Granada and Palace when required.
" At Willow Walk Ambulance Station, members have
attended their course of Lectures on gas attacks and received instructions
on how to carry out the task of assisting the public in
such an emergency. First Aid and Home Nursing classes have
been held, also Lectures on " Worms " and " Blood Transfusion "
by way of diversion. Two members, Ambulance Officer W.
Hussey and Pte. Henrico have given blood to Hospital patients.
" On Bank Holidays, in addition to Willow Walk, the substations
at 'Buxton Club,' Duncan Memorial (Highams Park)
and the Cardo Memorial Hut (opposite the Water Works, Forest
Road) are manned. Tents are erected on the Marsh near the
L. & N.E. Railway Bridge with Men and Nurses on duty. Old
Folk's Dinner Parties and Sports duties have been oarried out as
usual. The number of efficient members for these duties are:—
No. 11. Nursing Division, 50.
East and West Divisions, Men, 96."
(iv) Nursing in the Home:—
(a) General.—No change since 1931.
(b)Infectious Diseases.—No change since 1931.
(v) Clinics and Treatment Centres.—No change since 1931.
Foot Clinic.
Attendances at the Foot Clinic showed a weekly average of
approximately 159 up to the end of March, after which they
inoreased to an average of about 192 per week until the end of
July and then for the remainder of the year the average dropped
to 144 per week. An assistant chiropodist was engaged for four
evening sessions per week during the period April to July, 1934.
The maximum attendances in any one week was 210.
Total attendances were 8,508 (6,392 in 1933), and of these
2,391 were by new patients, and 6,117 were re-attendances by old
patients. The receipts were £356 15s. 8d.
During July, 1934, No. 71, Hoe Street, the house adjoining
the Foot Clinic premises, and also in the ownership of the Council,