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Carshalton 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The following examinations were made:—
| No. Examined. | Positive Results. | |
|---|---|---|
| Swabs for diphtheria | 92 | 5 |
| Sputum for tubercle | 12 | 1 |
| Fæeces for enteric, dysentry, etc. | 23 | 4 |
| Swabs for puerperal sepsis | 1 | 1 |
| Water:— | ||
| For chemical analysis | 2 | |
| For bacteriological examination | 2 | |
| Food and Drugs.— | ||
| Analyses | 116 |
Ambulance Facilities.
Infectious Cases—The removal of infectious cases to isolation hospital
is provided by the ambulances of the Cuddington Joint Hospital
Board.
Non-infectious Cases—The following information, kindly supplied by the Hon. Ambulance Officer, indicates the use made of the Council 's Ambulance Service during the year.
| Calls to Street Accidents, etc | 134 | |
| Answered by own ambulances | 126 | |
| Transferred to other authorities | 8 | |
| Calls to remove cases from domestic dwellings to nursing | ||
| homes, hospitals, or vice versa | 795 | |
| Answered by own ambulances | 766 | |
| Transferred to other authorities | 29 | |
| Calls answered for other authorities in other districts | 32 | |
| Total calls answered | 924 | |
| Distance travelled on calls (miles) | 6,956 j | |
| Average mileage per call (miles) | 7.8 | |
| Number cf occasions on which both ambulances were out at the same time | 19 | |
| Number of occasions on which a third call was transferred to other services when both vehicles were out or one under repair | 37 | |
| Creates', number of calls answered in any one day | 8 |
In September, 1943, the ambulance was made free to residents
for all types of cases for removal within a radius of 20 miles and
to and from county institutions. The total number of journeys made
in 1944 at 924 compares with 731 in 1943 and with 872 in 1939, the
first complete year after the combined service with Beddington and
Wallington was terminated.
HOSPITALS.
Carshalton is included in the area of the Cuddington Isolation
Hospital Board whose isolation hospital is situated on the southern
boundary of the Borough of Sutton and Cheam. Cases of infectious
illness admitted from this and other districts of the Board during
1944 are shown in Table 9, which is followed by a statement of the
cases admitted to other isolation hospitals under arrangements made
by the Cuddington Board. One ward block is now adapted for the
reception of typhus cases and for the cleansing of personnel handling
ruch patients.
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