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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Table (i)—Work performed by the directly provided service and by the agency and supplementary services
1947 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | |
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Patients: Accident Section | 61,136 | 65,989 | 73,853 | 77,661 | 78,692 | 81,800 | 82,850 | 87,164 | 88,608 | 91,801 |
General Section | 182,206 | 362,963 | 480,048 | 550,621 | 660,206 | 721,334 | 797,937 | 851,997 | 881,006 | 886,839 |
Total—directly provided service | 243,342 | 428,952 | 553,901 | 628,282 | 738,898 | 803,134 | 880,787 | 939,161 | 969,614 | 978,640 |
Joint Committee | — | 9,557 | 7,966 | 10,111 | 13,682 | 15,272 | 17,493 | 21,539 | 24,358 | 25,090 |
Hospital Car Service | — | 107,667 | 144,669 | 149,046 | 135,523 | 131,763 | 125,352 | 127,938 | 120,122 | 112,028 |
West Ham B.C. | — | 113 | 246 | 208 | 591 | 457 | 434 | 416 | 378 | 499 |
TOTAL—agency and supplementary services | — | 117,337 | 152,881 | 159,365 | 149,796 | 147,492 | 143,279 | 149,893 | 144,858 | 137,617 |
Grand Total | 243,342 | 546,289 | 706,782 | 787,647 | 888,694 | 950,626 | 1,024,066 | 1,089,054 | 1,114,472 | 1,116,257 |
Journeys: Accident Section | 64,560 | 75,901 | 83,791 | 87,012 | 87,691 | 90,896 | 92,401 | 96,661 | 97,823 | 97,535 |
General Section | 155,122 | 279,600 | 340,876 | 361,664 | 410,469 | 428,755 | 448,004 | 462,615 | 463,158 | 457,976 |
Total—directly provided service | 219,682 | 355,501 | 424,667 | 448,676 | 498,160 | 519,651 | 540,405 | 559,276 | 560,981 | 555,511 |
Joint Committee | — | 5,716 | 4,785 | 5,499 | 6,886 | 7,628 | 8,848 | 10,118 | 10,837 | 11,745 |
Hospital Car Service | — | 84,306 | 109,860 | 99,947 | 89,633 | 83,561 | 78,447 | 82,652 | 76,756 | 71,556 |
West Ham B.C. | — | 113 | 246 | 199 | 583 | 454 | 433 | 414 | 378 | 494 |
TOTAL—agcncy and supplementary services | — | 90,135 | 114,891 | 105,645 | 97,102 | 91,643 | 87,728 | 93,184 | 87,971 | 83,795 |
Grand Total | 219,682 | 445,636 | 539,558 | 554,321 | 595,262 | 611,294 | 628,133 | 652,459 | 648,952 | 639,306 |
Mileage: Accident Section | 362,880 | 410,917 | 437,416 | 443,683 | 442,268 | 458,602 | 466,415 | 488,292 | 491,929 | 485,431 |
General Section | 1,768,550 | 2,808,550 | 3,041,569 | 3,092,902 | 3,470,442 | 3,625,430 | 3,804,544 | 3,856,850 | 3,736,550 | 3,687,353 |
Total—directly provided service | 2,131,430 | 3,219,467 | 3,478,985 | 3,536,585 | 3,912,710 | 4,084,032 | 4,270,959 | 4,345,142 | 4,228,479 | 4,172,784 |
Joint Committee | — | 376,564 | 281,223 | 263,087 | 285,075 | 319,869 | 371,372 | 429,980 | 436,927 | 430,373 |
Hospital Car Service | — | 1,496,090 | 1,787,434 | 1,740,930 | 1,504,138 | 1,424,788 | 1,320,582 | 1,425,624 | 1,399,355 | 1,292,177 |
West Ham B.C | — | 1,468 | 4,373 | 3,338 | 7,806 | 5,358 | 5,008 | 4,621 | 4,152 | 5,052 |
TOTAL—agency and supplementary services | — | 1,874,122 | 2,073,030 | 2,007,355 | 1,797,019 | 1,750,015 | 1,696,962 | 1,860,225 | 1,840,434 | 1,727,602 |
GRAND TOTAL | 2,131,430 | 5,093,589 | 5,552,015 | 5,543,940 | 5,709,729 | 5,834,047 | 5,967,921 | 6,205,367 | 6,068,913 | 5,900,386 |