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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Tear | Accident Section | General Section | Total | |||||||
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Patients | Non-patient carrying journeys | Total journeys (calls) | Mileage | Patients | Journeys | Mileage | Patients | Journeys | Mileage | |
1938 | 54,070 | 4,126 | 56,318 | 293,166 | 217,908 | 171,000 (est.) | 1,930,172 | 271,978 | 227,000 (est.) | 2,223,338 |
1947 | 61,136 | 5,007 | 64,560 | 362,880 | 182,206 | 155,122 | 1,768,550 | 243,342 | 219,682 | 2,131,430 |
1948 | 59,912 | 7,764 | 66,373 | 367,627 | 239,157 | 192,881 | 2,072,545 | 299,069 | 259,254 | 2,440,172 |
1949 | 65,989 | 11,391 | 75,901 | 410,917 | 362,963 | 279,600 | 2,808,550 | 428,952 | 355,501 | 3,219,467 |
1950 | 73,853 | 11,523 | 83,791 | 437,416 | 480,048 | 340,876 | 3,041,569 | 553,901 | 424,667 | 3,478,985 |
1951 | 77,661 | 11,488 | 87,012 | 443,683 | 550,621 | 361,664 | 3,092,902 | 628,282 | 448,676 | 3,536,585 |
1952 | 78,692 | 10,851 | 87,691 | 442,268 | 660,206 | 410,469 | 3,470,442 | 738,898 | 498,160 | 3,912,710 |
Tear | City of London Police | Home Service Ambulance | Hospital Car Service | West Ham C.B.C. | Total | |||||
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Patients | Mileage | Patients | Mileage | Patients | Mileage | Patients | Mileage | Patients | Mileage | |
1948 | 907 | 2,546 | 5,454 | 204,048 | 30,052 | 430,121 | 37 | 469 | 36,450 | 637,184 |
1949 | 835 | 2,619 | 9,557 | 376,564 | 107,667 | 1,496,090 | 113 | 1,468 | 118,172 | 1,876,741 |
1950 | _ | _ | 7,966 | 281,223 | 144,669 | 1,787,434 | 246 | 4,373 | 152,881 | 2,073,030 |
1951 | _ | _ | 10,111 | 263,087 | 149,046 | 1,740,930 | 208 | 3,338 | 159,365 | 2,007,355 |
1952 | — | — | 13,682 | 285,075 | 135,523 | 1,504,138 | 591 | 7,806 | 149,796 | 1,797,019 |
Tear | Total Emergency Work | Total General Section Work | Grand Total | |||
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Patients | Mileage | Patients | Mileage | Patients | Mileage | |
1938 | 54,070 | 293,166 | 217,908 | 1,930,172 | 271,978 | 2,223,338 |
1947 | 61,136 | 362,880 | 182,206 | 1,768,550 | 243,342 | 2,131,430 |
1948 | 60,819 | 370,173 | 274,669 | 2,706,755 | 335,488 | 3,076,928 |
1949 | 66,824 | 413,536 | 480,300 | 4,682,672 | 547,124 | 5,096,208 |
1950 | 73,853 | 437,416 | 632,929 | 5,114,599 | 706,782 | 5,552,015 |
1951 | 77,661 | 443,683 | 709,986 | 5,100,257 | 787,647 | 5,543,940 |
1952 | 78,692 | 442,268 | 810,002 | 5,267,461 | 888,694 | 5,709,729 |
NOTES :—1. The figures are based on the Council's definition of a 'patient' which differs from that adopted by the Ministry of Health.
2. The agreements with the agency and supplementary services have been in operation only since 5th July, 1948, the * appointed day 'under the National Health Service Act, 1946, and that with the City of London
Police terminated on 4th July, 1949.
3. The work carried out by the City of London Police consisted of the removal of accident cases and has been included in the table for ' Total Emergency Work '; that performed by the other agency and supplementary
services is almost entirely analogous to the ' General Section ' work of the directly provided service and has been included in the table for * Total General Section Work.