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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
Sutton and Cheam 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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CIVIL AMBULANCE SERVICE
The Council's Civil Ambulance has been operated by
personnel of the Civil Defence Ambulance Service since
19th April 1943, and is stationed at the Sutton Civil
Defence Depot (Telephone Vigilant 5458). The ambulance
is primarily intended for street accidents and cases of
urgent Illness and maternity, but when possible deals
with any reasonable calls where private arrangements
cannot be made.
The numbers of calls dealt with since 19th April 1943 were as follows.
| Type of Case | Accident | Illness in Street | Urgent Illness, at Home | Non-urgent Illness at Horns | Maternity | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases:- | 232 | 97 | 15.5 | 85 | ! 99 | 647 |
Of the 647 cases, 55 were dealt with by using Civil
Defence Ambulances as additional vehicles, 5 were dealt
with by assistance from adjoining districts, and 14 were
dealt with by private ambulances on behalf of the Council.
The number of calls per month and the number of calls per day are shown in the following tables.
| April | May | June | July | August | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Calls | 35 | 70 | 64 | 75 | 82 | 77 | 73 | 82 | 89 | 647 |
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| No. of days in month | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| with -0 calls | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 days |
| 1 call | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 59 days |
| 2 calls | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 62 days |
| 3 calls | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 60 days |
| 4 calls | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 10 | 3 | 30 days |
| 5 calls | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 16 days | |
| 6 calls | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 5 days |
| 7 calls | 1 | — | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 days | |
| 8 calls | — | ~ | — | 1 | - | — | - | — | — | 1 day |
| 9 calls | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 days |
| Highest No. of calls on one day | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
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