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The total mileage covered by ambulances on calls during the
year was 88,255 miles, which is more than double the mileage
for 1945.
The average time for an ambulance to attend a call has
risen slightly to minutes, which is accounted for by the congestion
of traffic on the roads in the centre of the Borough, which
is where the majority of the accidents occur, and which have
to be most widely used.
Once again during the past year the Croydon Ambulance
Service has been requestd by adjacent boroughs to stand by for
accident calls, and those requests have always been fulfilled.
With effect from the 26th October, 1946, the Ambulance
Service was removed to, and situated at the following points
Headquarters Station—Stroud Green, Shirley Road.
No. 2 Station—Cassland Road, Thornton Heath.
No. 3 Station—Crunden Road, South Croydon.
I would like to mention that the situation of these ambulance
stations has given every cause for satisfaction as all calls in
the Borough have consequently been attended to with the
minimum amount of delay.
Our system of noting accident calls on a map is still being
maintained, and from this I am able to derive the following
figures showing the comparison between 1945 and 1946 at the
various " Black-spots" in the Borough: —
1946. 1945.
District 1.
(Mayday Road to Bensham Lane) 37 30
District 2.
(George Street to "Davis Theatre" and
Crown Hill) 142 98
District 3. 4
("Swan and Sugar Loaf" to "Red
Deer") 33 27
District 4.
(High Street, South Norwood and Portland
Road) 29 11
District 5.
(North End, Croydon, from Tamworth
Road to Kennards) 75 48
The weekly toll of accidents is still being recorded by means
of graphs at the Headquarters Station, and this has proved of
value to the Safety First Committee.