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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Year | 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 |
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 |
1953 | 81,800 | 11,387 | 90,896 | 458,602 | 721,334 | 428,755 | 3,625,430 | 803,134 | 519,651 | 4,084,032 |
1954 | 82,850 | 11,810 | 92,401 | 466,415 | 797,937 | 448,004 | 3,804,544 | 880,787 | 540,405 | 4,270,959 |
Year | Home Ambulance Service | Hospital Car Service | West Ham C.B.C. | Total | ||||
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Patients | Mileage | Patients | Mileage | Patients | Mileage | Patients | Mileage | |
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 |
1953 | 15,272 | 319,869 | 131,763 | 1,424,788 | 457 | 5,358 | 147,492 | 1,750,015 |
1954 | 17,493 | 371,372 | 125,352 | 1,320,582 | 434 | 5,008 | 143,279 | 1,696,962 |
Year | 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 |
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 |
1953 | 81,800 | 458,602 | 868,826 | 5,375,445 | 950,626 | 5,834,047 |
1954 | 82,850 | 466,415 | 941,216 | 5,501,506 | 1,024.066 | 5,967,921 |
NOTES :—1. The figures are based on the Council's definitions of* patient ' and 'journey ' which differ from those 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.
3. The work carried out by the 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.'