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The highest number of persons at one time on the journey will be charged for on
the total mileage reckoned to and from the ambulance station.
For a journey occupying over 8 hours a small additional charge will be made to
cover driver's expenses, and where the journey extends to a second day, it will be
necessary for the person ordering the vehicle to arrange for garaging and also for
lodging and subsistence for the staff.
Additional charges are made as under (as) (iv) and (v).
E.—Non-infectious cases :—
Particulars are as under " D " above for infectious cases, except that in the
Administrative County of London the additional charge for a journey back to the
first address or on to further addresses is 5s. plus the prescribed waiting fee for each
address.
How to Obtain an Ambulance or Ambulance Omnibus.
The vehicles are available at any hour of the day or night including Sundays
and public holidays.
To call an ambulance by telephone, in cases of accident or sudden illness in the
street, place the telephone receiver to the ear (and dial " 0 " if connected to an
automatic exchange). When the operator answers, ask for " ambulance " and wait
for the reply " ambulance " ; then give particulars.
In cases other than accident, etc., the following telephone number should be
used:—
CITy 7200.
Ambulances are also provided by the British Red Cross Society and
certain private firms.
Certain of the hospitals, such as Westminster, possess ambulances of
their own.
14. Clinics and Treatment Centres.—Out-patient departments, in some
cases on a considerable scale, are conducted at all of the 13 voluntary
hospitals in the City.
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.—(a) Provided by the City
Council—
(1) 14, Westbourne Street, S.W.I, self-contained premises of 6
rooms (temporary centre pending rebuilding at Ebury Bridge).
(2) 15, Bessborough Street, S.W.I, self-contained house of 9 rooms.
(3) 9, Frith Street, W.l, ground floor and first floor premises of
5 rooms (temporary centre to be given up March, 1931).
New centre is part of new Public Baths, Marshall Street,
W., to be opened April, 1931. This is the first building designed
and built by the City Council for the purposes of Maternity
and Child Welfare. It consists of two floors with offices,
pram, store, doctor's room, weighing and waiting rooms
and balcony, etc.