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Name of Station. Address.
Shoreditch 5, Montclare-street, E.2.
South-Eastern New Cross-road, S.E.14.
South-Western Landor-road, S.W.9.
Streatham Mountearl-gardens, Wandsworth, S.W.16.
Western Seagrave-road, S.W.6.
Westminster 93, Regency-street, S.W.I.
Woolwich High-street, Woolwich, S.E.18.
Statistics.
The following statement shows the work undertaken by the service during
the year:—
Number of persons conveyed
Total mileage run (all vehicles)
Accident
section.
43,648
225,728
General
section.
324,165
1,976,371
Total.
367,813
2,202,099
The number of calls received by the accident section during the year 1934 (44,844)
showed an increase of 2,460 above previous year, and was the highest number
received during any one year since the inauguration of the service in 1915. The
previous highest number was 44,178 during the year ended 31st March, 1930.
In July, 4,283 calls were dealt with, the highest number ever recorded in any
one month.
The number of cases as distinct from calls dealt with (46,583) was also the
highest number dealt with in any one year since the inauguration of the service.
The average time taken to reach cases was 6.5 minutes. In 1933 the average
time was 6.3 minutes, the lowest average time recorded since the service was
inaugurated, the previous lowest average time being 6.5 minutes in the years
1930-31 and 1931-32.
The highest number of calls dealt with in any one district (3,706) was again
in the City of Westminster where the number dealt with has been the highest in
any one district during each of the past 10 years.
The number of cases taken to hospitals and within 24 hours removed by the
service to other institutions or to patients' homes, which had declined from 4,933
in 1927-28 to 2,400 in 1933, increased to 2,563 in 1934; but having regard to the
increase in 1934 of the total number of cases dealt with, this represents an increase
in the proportion of cases removed from one institution to another of only .06 per cent.
The mileage run by ambulances (208,168) was also the highest recorded in any
one year.
Accident
section.