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supported by work of a preventive nature at Dental Centres.
The introduction of additional Nursery classes as Primary
Schools would materially assist the situation, as a greater proportion
of these children would then be covered by the routine
dental inspection.
AMBULANCE SERVICE
To the Medical Officer of Health
I beg to submit the Sixteenth Annual Report of the Croydon
Ambulance Service, for the year ended 31st December, 1957.
During the year the Service was called upon to deal with
103,853 patients, which necessitated 50,827 journeys and a
mileage of 405,154.
Compared with 1956, these figures show a decrease as
follows:- 710 patients-275 journeys-8,658 miles.
There were 15,626 patients conveyed to places outside the
Borough, and on these journeys 121, 155 miles were travelled.
The following vehicles were delivered during the year:-
One Humber "Super-snipe" Ambulance
Two Bedford "Utilecon" Sitting-Case Vehicles.
and the following vehicle is awaiting disposal.
One Bedford "Utilecon" Sitting-Case Vehicle.
In June of this year, a team of two men was entered in the
Chief Ambulance Officers' Association, No. 5 Regional Cup for
First Aid Efficiency (both practical and theoretical), held at
Surrey County Ambulance Headquarters, Kingston-upon-Thames. I
am pleased to inform you that of the thirteen teams entered from
various County and County Boroughs, the team from this Service
was placed first. This enabled them to compete with six other
Regional winners in the Chief Ambulance Officers' Association
National Cup Competition for the whole of England and Wales, and
was held at Warwick during September. On this occasion the team
was placed third.
Two Officers of this Service entered the Civil Defence
Ambulance and Casualty Clearing Examination, and both were
successful.
For details of journeys, patients, mileage etc. see the
appendix page 116.