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London County Council 1956

[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

TearAccident SectionGeneral SectionTotal
PatientsNon-patient carrying journeysTotal journeys (calls)MileagePatientsJourneysMileagePatientsJourneysMileage
193854,0704,12656,318293,166217,908171,000*1,930,172271,978227,000*2,223,338
194761,1365,00764,560362,880182,206155,1221,768,550243,342219,6822,131,430
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
195688,60811,85997,823491,929881,006463,1583,736,550969,614560,9814,228,479

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•Estimated.

Table: Work performed by the agency and supplementary services

Work performed by the agency and supplementary services

TearAmbulance Dept.— Joint Committee Order of St. John British Red Cross SocietyHospital Car ServiceWest Ham County Borough CouncilTotal
PatientsMileagePatientsMileagePatientsMileagePatientsMileage
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
195624,358436,927120,1221,399,3553784,152144,8581,840.434

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

TearTotal 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
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
195688,608491,9291,025,8645,576,9841,114,4726,068,913

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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'