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Statistics
Statistics of the work performed by the directly provided service are divided into the
Accident and General Sections and are shown in the table (page 84) for 1938 (the last
full year before the war), 1947 (the last full year before the inception of the National
Health Service), and subsequent years.
The Accident Section statistics for 1952 and 1953 are analysed in detail below to
show the type of calls received. These include not only street accidents and other
emergencies but also the majority of maternity removals and the conveyance of analgesia
apparatus to women confined at home.
The tables also include statistics of the work performed by the agency and supplementary
services on behalf of the London Ambulance Service in 1948 and subsequent
years.

The average time taken to reach street accidents in 1953 was 7.0 minutes.
PREVENTION OF ILLNESS: CARE AND AFTER-CARE
Tuberculosis
The services provided by the Council for the care and after-care of tuberculous patients,
and for the prevention of tuberculosis, continued on the lines indicated in previous
annual reports. During 1953, there were no significant changes which call for special
comment.
In this report the work of these services is summarised in tabular form, together
with corresponding data in respect of the work in 1952. This form of presentation will
be continued in future reports as it has the advantage of showing readily any changes
which take place over a number of years.
Hostels for
homeless
infective
ambulant
tuberculous
men
At the beginning ot 1953, 32 men were in residence at the Council s hostel at
Highbury Quadrant, Islington, N.5, and 12 ex-service men were in accommodation
made available temporarily at the British Legion Village, Preston Hall, near Maidstone,
Kent. On 20th July, 1953, the Council opened part of Hurlingham Lodge, Fulham,
S.W.6, as a hostel for 12 men. When adaptations are completed in 1954, the hostel will
accommodate up to 27 men.