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Although there is probably nothing you can do to ameliorate
the lot of the above aged couple I feel that I must write to you
concerning them in order to leave no stone unturned.
AMBULANCE SERVICE
Since the coming into force of the National Health Service Act, the
ambulance service is no longer administered from Barking. Contrariwise,
it is administered centrally from Chelmsford.

The County scheme has been running for the better parr of
three years, but members of the public still come up to our enquiry
office in order to make arrangements for the conveyance of patients
to and from hospital.
SITTERS-IN
In a previous section of this Report, I have touched upon the
desirability of sitters-in being available so that husbands and wives may
enjoy recreative pursuits together, but there is yet another more urgent
need for sitters-in which is, I think, summed up in the following correspondence
which actually passed through my office during the year:—
"Dear Dr. Williams,
Mr. & Mrs. X.
AMBULANCE STATISTICS 1950
Maternity cases
841
Infectious diseases
205
Street accidents
617
Home accidents
314
Out-patient attendances
13,005
Admissions and discharges—hospital
3,978
Total cases
18,960
Total mileage covered
124,354
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