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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LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE
Table (i) indicates that, although 12,769 fewer patients were carried by the general
section, the decline of roughly 1.3 per cent. compared with 1962 is considerably less than
the decline of 3.3 per cent. in 1962 compared with 1961. The accident section carried
117,567 patients, 7,342 more than in the previous year.
There was an increase in the number of patients carried by the ambulance department
of the Joint Committee of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John of Jerusalem
and by the Hospital Car Service.
The total number of general section patients conveyed includes a number travelling long
distances who make the major part of their journey by rail; it is estimated that this Service
conveys about 25,000 patients to and from London railway termini every year. Most of
these patients are conveyed at the request of other authorities; in 1963 only 6,977 patients
travelled under arrangements initiated by this Service.
Table (i)—
1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Accident Section | 99,834 | 103,497 | 108,235 | 110,225 | 117,567 |
General Section | 1,009.128 | 1,033,909 | 1,008,539 | 969,215 | 956,546 |
Total—directly provided service | 1,108,962 | 1,137,406 | 1,116,774 | 1,079,440 | 1,074,113 |
Joint Committee | 26,582 | 32,593 | 31,701 | 31,349 | 33,515 |
Hospital Car Service | 193,523 | 189,337 | 183,231 | 188.365 | 189,559 |
West Ham C.b.C. | 496 | 338 | 331 | 326 | 330 |
Total—agency and supplementary services | 220,601 | 222,268 | 215,263 | 220,040 | 223,404 |
Total patients | 1,329,563 | 1,359,674 | 1,332,037 | 1,299,480 | 1,297,517 |
Accident Section | 104,983 | 109,551 | 114,953 | 117,020 | 125.183 |
General Section | 488,336 | 488,422 | 480,978 | 476,081 | 479,751 |
Total—directly provided service | 593,319 | 597,973 | 595,931 | 593,101 | 604,934 |
Joint Committee | 10,250 | 10,877 | 10,858 | 10.456 | 10,829 |
Hospital Car Service | 69,672 | 58,441 | 61,294 | 66,704 | 66,111 |
West Ham C.b.C. | 489 | 335 | 329 | 324 | 328 |
Total—agency and supplementary services | 80,411 | 69,653 72,481 | 77,484 | 77,268 | |
Total journeys | 673,730 | 667,626 | 668,412 | 670,585 | 682,202 |
524,009 | 556,390 | 605,904 | 618,075 | 661,082 | |
General Section | 3,980,327 | 3,960,964 | 3,928,746 | 3,908,580 | 3,898,270 |
Total—directly provided service | 4,504,336 | 4,517,354 | 4,534,650 | 4,526,655 | 4,559,352 |
Joint Committee | 411,823 | 441,468 | 435,851 | 427,119 | 436,759 |
Hospital Car Service | 1,212,580 | 1,207,439 | 1,191,201 | 1,271,863 | 1,265,272 |
West Ham C.B.C. | 5,121 | 4,061 | 3,850 | 3,543 | 3,622 |
Total—agency and supplementary services | 1,629,524 | 1,652,968 | 1,630,902 | 1,702,525 | 1,705,653 |
Total mileage | 6,133,860 | 6,170,322 | 6,165.552 | 6,229.180 | 6,265,005 |