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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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AMBULANCE SERVICE Classification of Journeys, Patients and Mileage.
| *Patients | Journeys | Mileage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Service Removals | 1960 | 1959 | I960 | 1959 | 1960 | 1959 |
| 77,421 | (79. 783) | 44,377 | (45,0 26) | 349.065 | (348,953) | |
| Accidents | 4,265 | (3,998) | 3,981 | (3,740) | 21,954 | ( 20,788) |
| Spastics (Bramley Hill) | 4,210 | (4. 237) | 492 | (508) | 8, 183 | (8, 555) |
| Mental Health Occupation centre) | 29,361 | ( 26, 400) | 1,236 | ( 1, 158) | 27,0 34 | (22,649) |
| St. Margaret's (Spastic Children) | _ | (372) | - | (366) | - | (2,730) |
| Services Not Required (Accidents) | 329 | (277) | 1,426 | (1,236) | ||
| Gas and Air Analgesia | 375 | (484) | 3,099 | (3,548) | ||
| Vehicles to Repair Depots, Testing etc. | 254 | (213) | 2, 510 | (2,169) | ||
| Service Requirements, Oxygen, visiting Sub-Stations, parks, etc. | 660 | (202) | 3, 165 | ( 2,491) | ||
| 115,257 | (114, 790) | 51,704 | (51,974) | 416, 436 | (413, 119) | |
| Civil Defence | 109 | (126) | 1, 161 | ( 1,369) | ||
| 115,257 | (114, 790) | 51, 813 | (52, 100) | 417. 597 | (414, 488) | |
Note:- 1959 figures are In brackets.
*These figures do not represent individual cases.
It should also be noted that Service Requirement Journeys and
mileage have increased mainly because of newly appointed Third
Officer's extra duties of visiting Hospitals etc.
Classification of Accident calls
| 1960 | 1956 | ||
| Home Accidents | (Children) | 307 | (316) |
| (Adults) | 327 | (337) | |
| Miscellaneous Accidents | (Children) | 60 | (56) |
| (Adults) | 64 | (61) | |
| Recreational Accidents | (Children) | 146 | (125) |
| (Adults) | 67 | (70) | |
| School Accidents | 279 | (231) | |
| Street Accidents | (Children) | 210 | (191) |
| (Adults) | 1, 002 | (969) | |
| Work Accidents | 283 | (246) | |
| Home Illness | (Children) | 32 | (38) |
| (Adults) | 245 | (231) | |
| Street Illness | (Children) | 14 | (12) |
| (Adults) | 701 | (608) |