London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of London 1894
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1894
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(f) One person only will be allowed to
accompany the patient, and such
person may be conveyed back to the
place from which the patient was
conveyed. If desired, a Nurse will
be supplied at an additional charge
of 2s. 6d. for her services.
(/) The Ambulances may be sent outside
the Metropolitan district only by
special sanction of the Ambulance
Committee or of the Clerk to the
Board, and in such cases an extra
charge will be made of 1s. for every
mile outside the Metropolitan area.
4. The Drivers of the Board's Ambulances
are not allowed to loiter on their journeys or
to stop for refreshments on pain of instant
dismissal. It is particularly requested that
any breach of this regulation, or any neglect
or incivility on the part of the Drivers, Nurses,
or Attendants may be immediately reported to
the undersigned.