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
London County Council 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Town. | Has an emergency ambulance service been established, if so, by whom. 1 | Whether a horse or hand ambulance service. 2 | Area which ambulance serves. 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | Yes. (1) By police. (2) By infirmary | (1) Horse and hand ambulance service. (2) A horse ambulance | There are two horse ambulances for the city area |
| Wolverhampton | Yes. (1) By hospital; (2) by police; (3) by railway companies | (1) Horse and hand ambulances; (2) hand ambulances; (3) hand ambulances |
| Plymouth | By local authority and by hospital | Hand ambulance service. No horse ambulance | Four hand ambulances for the whole town |
| Sunderland | Hand ambulance service. No horse ambulance | Five hand ambulances at police stations. Also private one at ship yards | |
| West Ham | By police | Hand ambulance service. No horse ambulence | One hand ambulance at each police-station and private hand ambulances |
| Nottingham | By Corporation | Hand ambulance service. No horse ambulance | Eleven hand ambulances for the town |
| Portsmouth | By Watch Committee | Hand ambulance service. No horse ambulance | Seven hand ambulances for the town |
| Brighton | By local authority | Hand ambulance service. No horse ambulance | Five ambulances for the town |
| Derby | No public ambulance service | ||
| Norwich | By police | Hand ambulances | Two hand ambulances for the town |
| Salford | By Watch Committee | Hand ambulances | Ten hand ambulances for Salford, Pendleton and Broughton |
| Croydon | By police | Hand ambulances | Three hand ambulances for town |
| Cardiff | By police | Hand ambulances | Seven hand ambulances for town |
| Birmingham | (1) By police and fire brigade; (2) by St. John Ambulance Association | Hand ambulances | Twenty-nine hand ambulances |