Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE—continued.
B. General Section.
*Table XT—
Year. | Miles run. | Persons conveyed. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conveyance of | Total. | Patients. | Relatives and friends of patients, staff, etc. | Total. | ||
Patients. | Goods, staff, etc. | |||||
1930 | 1,361,518 | 50,525 | 1,412,043 | 141,396 | 59,085 | 200,481 |
1931 | 1,556,636 | 25,909 | 1,582,545 | 186,176 | 85,538 | 271,714 |
1932 | 1,802,229 | 36,486 | 1,838,715 | 208,204 | 92,219 | 300,423 |
1933 | 1,802,952 | 35,464 | 1,838,415 | 217,053 | 99,301 | 316,354 |
1934 | 1,954,850 | 21,521 | 1,976,371 | 226,780 | 97,385 | 324,165 |
* See Note (i) on p. 196.
Table XII—
1933. | 1934. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
(i) Admissions to Council's establishments— | ||||
Infectious hospitals | 41,874 | 45,953 | ||
General hospitals | 76,398 | 76,264 | ||
Hospitals for tuberculosis | 3,680 | 3,580 | ||
Hospitals for sick children | 5,785 | 7,717 | ||
Mental hospitals | 3,644 | 3,737 | ||
Others | 1,066 | 617 | ||
132,447 | 137,868 | |||
(ii) Transfers | 35,824 | 35,760 | ||
(iii) Discharges | 19,523 | 23,754 | ||
(iv) Returned—Mistaken diagnosis | 119 | 35 | ||
(v) Removals—For accident section | 68 | 71 | ||
(vi) „ Education service | 12,263 | 12,685 | ||
(vii) „ Public assistance service | 1,969 | 1,830 | ||
(viii) Members of Council | 324 | 302 | ||
(ix) Sick staff | 255 | 296 | ||
(x) Visitors to patients | 127 | 119 | ||
(xi) Staff (not sick staff) | 9,668 | 8,982 | ||
(xii) Other journeys | 135 | 274 | ||
(xiii) Upon payment for hire | 14,450 | 14,207 | ||
(xiv) Friends accompanying patients, etc. | 89,182 | 87,982 | ||
Total | 316,354 | 324,165 |