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London County Council 1955

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

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Table: Work performed by the directly provided service

Work performed by the directly provided service

YearAccident SectionGeneral SectionTotal
PatientsNon-patient carrying journeysTotal journeys (calls)MileagePatientsJourneysMileagePatientsJourneysMileage
193854,0704,12656,318293,166217,908171,000 (est.)1,930,172271,978227,000 (est.)2,223,338
194761,1365,00764,560362,880182,206155,1221,768,550243,342219,6822,131,430
195073,85311,52383,791437,416480,048340,8763,041,569553,901424,6673,478,985
195177,66111,48887,012443,683550,621361,6643,092,902628,282448,6763,536,585
195278,69210,85187,691442,268660,206410,4693,470.442738,898498,1603,912,710
195381,80011,38790,896458,602721,334428,7553,625,430803,134519,6514,084,032
195482,85011,81092,401466,415797,937448,0043,804,544880,787540,4054,270,959
195587,16412,16796,661488,292851,997462,6153,856,850939,161559,2764,345,142

Table: Work performed by the agency and supplementary services

Work performed by the agency and supplementary services

YearAmbulance Dept.— Joint Committee Order of St. John & British Red Cross SocietyHospital Car ServiceWest Ham C.B.C.Total
PatientsMileagePatientsMileagePatientsMileagePatientsMileage
19507,966281,223144,6691,787,4342464,373152,8812,073,030
195110,111263,087149,0461,740,9302083,338159,3652,007,355
195213,682285,075135,5231,504,1385917,806149,7961,797,019
195315,272319,869131,7631,424,7884575,358147,4921,750,015
195417,493371,372125,3521,320,5824345,008143,2791,696,962
195521,539429,980127,9381,425,6244164,621149,8931,860,225

Table: Work performed by both sections of the directly provided service and by the agency and supplementary services

Work performed by both sections of the directly provided service and by the agency and supplementary services

YearTotal Emergency WorkTotal General Section WorkGrand Total
PatientsMileagePatientsMileagePatientsMileage
193854,070293,166217,9081,930,172271,9782,223,338
194761,136362,880182,2061,768,550243,3422,131,430
195073,853437,416632,9295,114,599706,7825,552,015
195177,661443,683709,9865,100,257787,6475,543,940
195278,692442,268810.0025,267,461888,6945,709,729
195381,800458,602868.8265,375,445950,6265,834,047
195482,850466,415941,2165,501,5061,024,0665,967,921
195587,164488,2921,001,8905,717,0751,089,0546,205,367

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NOTES :—1. The figures are based on the Council's definitions of4 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 4 Total General
Section Work *