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AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
The ambulance facilities are similar to those described in
previous reports.
There is a motor ambulance for the removal of infectious
cases to the Isolation hospital, and two ambulances provided for
accident and non infectious cases. The latter are housed at the
fire station and are available at all hours. Last year the ambulance
was called out to 537 street accidents, and on 465 occasions to
private cases. Fees amounting to £89 9s., were paid for the use
of the ambulance for private cases.
There has been no development or marked changes in the
sen-ices provided in the area under the following heads:-
Laboratory facilities.
A mbulance facilities.
Nursing in the home.
Clinics and Treatment Centres.
Hospitals—Public and Voluntary.
HOSPITAL PROVISION.
General.—The only General Hospital in the District is the
Acton Hospital, Gunnersbury Lane, which has an accommodation
of 65 beds.
During the year, 1269 patients were admitted; this is a
decrease of 33 on the previous year, but as their average length of
stay was 18.1 days against 17.29 days in the previous year, this
decrease is accounted for. The beds have been continuously occupied,
and the average number of patients resident daily was
62.94.
The Education Committee continues its agreement with
the Hospital for payment for the removal of tonsils and adenoids
and the patients are kept in the Hospital for at least one night.
8508 out-patients were treated during the year, an increase
of 757 and the out-patient attendances were 37,118 an increase
of 3,745 as compared with 1934.
The Hospital supplies a great need in the district, and the
work in the out-patient Department has grown so rapidly the last
few years that it has become necessary to enlarge that Department.