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Non-Infectious Cases.
The Corporation provides an ambulance for removal
of accident cases, maternity cases, sudden illness, etc.,
to Hospital, and arrangements are in force with the
neighbouring- authorities for a secondary service.
The Corporation Ambulance Station is situated at
the Health Department, and consists of a garage and
rest rooms, and living quarters for one married driver.
The service comes within the administration of the
Health Department.
The Welling Branch of the British lied Cross
Society provides a voluntary attendant for the ambulance
in the evenings, at week-ends and Bank Holidays, and
our best thanks are due to them for the very willing and
able service rendered.
Cases removed during 1938.
Sickness 546
Accidents 209
Maternity 208
Malicious calls 1
Ambulance not required 36
Total1,000
No. of calls on outside ambulances—60.
Crayford Ambulance 39
Sidcup Ambulance 18
L.C.C. Ambulance 1
Erith Ambulance 2
Sickness 9
Accident 39
Maternity 12
This shows an increase of 50 per cent. in the use of
the Corporation ambulance service over 1937, which was
the first full year of operation. With the increasing
calls on the secondary service, in which delay in arrival
of the ambulance must occur, and because long distance
calls have to be refused, the time is rapidly approaching
when the Council will need to consider providing another
ambulance.
With the removal of the re-organised full-time Fire
Brigades Department to the proposed new station in
Glynde Road, where room for two ambulances will be
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