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City of London 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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APPENDIX F.—continued.
Except in the case of ambulances called for accidents, etc., under Section I.A., the following
particulars are generally required in connection with applications for vehicles :—
(a) Name, sex and age of patient and the address from which to be removed.
(b) Certified disease.
(c) Full address of the destination when it is other than one of the Council's hospitals or
institutions.
(d) Date and time when removal desired.
(e) In appropriate cases the name and address of the person who accepts responsibility for
payment of the charges.
Ambulances (except those provided for the accident section of the service, which are staffed
and equipped specially for that work) are equipped with stretcher, carrying-chair, blankets and pillow.
A male attendant accompanies the driver, if required to assist with stretcher or chair.
Ambulance-omnibuses are equipped for recumbent or sitting cases as required.
In cases of private hire the charge should be paid to the driver before the patient enters the ambulance.
The driver will give an official receipt for all sums received.
Only light hand luggage can be carried in the vehicles.
Infants in arms are not considered as additional passengers.
Associations, authorities and others requiring repeated services may enter into special arrangements
with the Council as regards payment.
IV.
Ambulance Stations.
The Headquarters and the stations are open always, except those shown in italics, which are open on week-days from 7.30 a.m. to 11.30 p.m.
| Battersea | 119, Battersea Rise, S.W.I 1. |
| Bloomsbury | 15, Herbrand Street, Tavistock Square, W.C.I. |
| Brook | Shooter's Hill, S.E.18. |
| Eastern | Brooksby's Walk, E.9. |
| Elephant and Castle | 15, St. George's Market, London Road, S.E.I. |
| Hackney | Paragon Road, Mare Street, Hackney, E.9. |
| Highbury | Corsica Street, Highbury, N.5. |
| Lee | 142, High Road, Lee, S.E.13. |
| North Western | Lawn Road, N.W.3. |
| Paddington | Lyons Place, St. John's Wood, N.W.8. |
| Poplar | 7, Woolmore Street, E.14. |
| Shoreditch | 5, Montclare Street, E.l. |
| South Eastern | New Cross Road, S.E.14. |
| South Western | Landor Road, S.W.9. |
| Western | Seagrave Road, S.W.6. |
| 93, Regency Street, S.W.l. | |
| Woolwich | High Street, Woolwich, S.E.18. |