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London County Council 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE— continued.Table V— Summary of calls dealt with in the City of London and each Metropolitan Borough.

LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE— continued.

Table V— Summary of calls dealt with in the City of London and each Metropolitan Borough.

Metropolitan borough.1930-31.1931-32.1932.1933.1934.
Battersea1,3241,3051,2421,2961,376
Bermondsey9979819679671,012
Bethnal Green659632494535635
Camberwell1,8091,7971,9421,9082,133
Chelsea434489392439534
City of London615192429
Deptford875830743855997
Finsbury975891797788799
Fulham9611,0399629581,059
Greenwich8908767248621,030
Hackney1,7331,6791,5761,7981,892
Hammersmith1,5151,4571,3251,4411,553
Hampstead594544537570617
Holborn854840747750703
Islington2,9862,9152,8432,6792,834
Kensington1,2291,2481,2831,4431,483
Lambeth3,4053,4153,0103,2653,528
Lewisham1,6021,6361,7511,7801,893
Paddington1,6561,6651,6801,6231,470
Poplar1,4781,3741,4031,3891,496
St. Marylebone1,2711,2751,1231,2791,348
St. Pancras2,2432,1912,0262,1342,304
Shoreditch1,0201,0171,0921,0811,019
Southwark2,4152,1932,1412,2042,286
Stepney1,9851,9141,7561,8942,082
Stoke Newington361386361416383
Wandsworth2,5832,6582,6842,8312,949
Westminster, City of4,4033,9513,5003,6213,706
Woolwich1,4431,4051,4781,5211,609
Out-county4054403336
Total43,74642,67240,63842,38444,844

Table: Table VI— Analysis of cases dealt with in above tables.

Table VI— Analysis of cases dealt with in above tables.

Nature of ease.1930-31.1931-32.1932.1933.1934.
Street accidents17,78916,95616,87017,79918,142
Other accidents6,2876,2984,9484,8525,144
Illness (other than epilepsy)8,1527,9557,8448,1648,055
Epilepsy2,5102,1121,8631,7621,661
Parturition3,3253,9074,1564,4164,977
Attempted suicide543582650653602
Assaults730604448569643
Special cases3566443818771,861
Removals (See table VIII)3,2272,8812,6272,4002,563
Ambulance not required2,7252,3532,5042,7582,935
Ambulance unavailable1†––––
Total45,64544,29242,29144,25046,583

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† Case near county boundary. Ambulances from adjacent stations both engaged. Removal effected
by Croydon ambulance.