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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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APPENDIX II.
The following return has been prepared by the clerk of the Council from information supplied by the hospital authorities and shows the kind of conveyance actually used during a period of four weeks in removing casualty cases to the hospitals —
| pHospital. | Walked in. | Cabs and carts. | Ambulance. | Otherwise. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 46 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 76 |
| St. Bartholomew's | 123 | 141 | 80 | 5 | 349 |
| Royal Free | — | 33 | 16 | — | 49 |
| Guy's | — | 207 | 93 | 4 | 304 |
| Great Northern Central | — | 35 | 11 | — | 46 |
| London | 812 | 118 | 35 | 1 | 966 |
| King's College | 14 | 17 | 11 | — | 42 |
| Westminster | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | 19 |
| St. Thomas's | — | 40 | 30 | 28* | 98 |
| Charing Cross | 4 | 34 | 13 | — | 51 |
| Total | 1,006 | 642 | 302 | 50 | 2,000 |
* Including waggons, carts, trams, walking, etc.
The returns have been sent in in various forms, and in the foregoing table it has not been
possible to show interesting details included in some of the returns. The three largest returns are
therefore set out in full as received from the hospitals. They are as follows—
St. Bartholomew's hospital.
By City police ambulance 52
„ Metropolitan police ambulance 9
„ Hospitals' association (Bischoffsheim) ambulance 10
„ St. John ambulance 4
„ London ambulance service 1
„ Railway ambulance 3
„ G.W.Ry stretcher 1
„ Fire brigade carnage 1
„ Carried by men 9
„ Omnibus 2
„ Barrow 2
„ Van 41
„ Cab 91
„ Walked 123
349
Guy's hospital.
| Gases of Accident. | Cases of Illness. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabs | 66 | Cabs | 66 |
| Vans and carts | 62 | St. John Ambulance | 4 |
| Police ambulances | 55 | Hospitals' Association (Bischoffsheim) Ambulance | 4 |
| Barrows | 10 | ||
| Perambulators | 2 | Police ambulance | 30 |
| Bath chairs | 2 | Barrow | 1 |
| Vans | 2 | ||
| 197 | 107 | ||
London Hospital.
| Accidents. | Sudden illness. | Fits. | Totals. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| † | § | † | § | † | § | ||
| Police ambulance... | 19 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 27 |
| St. John ambulance | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Railway ambulance | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Cabs | 36 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 45 |
| Shutters ... | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 67 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 73 |
| Walking ... | 749 | 63 | — | — | — | — | 812 |
| Totals | 878 | 70 | 9 | 3 | 6 | — | 966 |
† 1 mile and under. § Over 1 mile.