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52
AMBULANCE SERVICE.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
I beg to submit the Ninth Annual Report and Statistics of
this Service for the year ended 31st December, 1950.
During the year the Service dealt with 45,533 calls' (an
increase of 10,607 on the previous year) and were responsible for
the conveyance of 88,559 patients.
Calls were dealt with as follows : —
Headquarters Station, Stroud Green, Croydon 34,333
No. 2 Station, Cassland Road, Thornton Heath 5,213
No. 3 Station, Crunden Road, South Croydon... 5,087
Waddon Hospital 900
Total mileage covered by all vehicles 355,021
Classification of Calls.
Street Accidents 794
Works Accidents 284
Home Accidents 508
School Accidents 101
Sport Accidents 99
Miscellaneous Accidents 153
Street Illness 484
Home Illness 160
Works Illness 73
Common Assault 25
Suicide 14
Attempted Suicide 28
Health Service Removals 41,706
Services refused or ambulance not required 204
44,633
Calls Conveyed by Waddon Hospital Ambulance 900
45,533