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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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AMBULANCE SERVICE Classification of Journeys, Patients and Mileage.
| *Patients | Journeys | Mileage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1958 | 1959 | 1958 | 1959 | 1958 | |
| Health Service Removals | 79,78 3 | (74,998) | 45,026 | (44,663) | 348,953 | (344,643) |
| Accidents | 3,998 | (3,752) | 3,740 | (3,540) | 20,788 | (20,137) |
| Spastics (Bramley Hill) | 4,237 | (5,226) | 508 | (625) | 8,555 | (12,960) |
| Mental Health (Occupational Centre) | 26,400 | (25,796) | 1,158 | (790) | 22,649 | (22,370) |
| St. Margaret's (Spastic children) | 372 | (308) | 366 | (306) | 2,730 | (3,498) |
| Services Not Required (Accidents) | 277 | (28 4) | 1,236 | (1,408) | ||
| Gas and Air Analgesia | 484 | (636) | 3,548 | ( 4,781) | ||
| Vehicles to Repair Depots, Testing etc. | 213 | (278) | 2,169 | ( 3,106) | ||
| Service Requirements, Oxygen, visiting substations, parks, etc. | 202 | (244) | 2,491 | (2,956) | ||
| Bus Strike (Collecting of Personnel) | - | (136) | - | ( 1,724) | ||
| Civil Defence | 114, 790 | ( 110,080) | 51,974 | (51,50 2) | 413,119 | (417,58 3) |
| 126 | (135) | 1,369 | (2,098) | |||
| 114,790 | (110,080) | 52,100 | (51,637) | 414, 488 | (419,681) | |
Classification of Accident Calls
1959 1958
Home Accidents (Children) 316 (331)
(Adults) 337 (347)
Miscellaneous Accidents (Children) 56 (58)
(Adults) 61 (110)
Recreational Accidents (Children) 125 (91)
(Adults) 70 (64)
School Accidents 231 (230)
Street Accidents (Children) 191 (217)
(Adults) 969 (843)
Work Accidents 246 (234)
Home Illness (Children) 38 (34)
(Adults) 231 (205)