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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Classification of Accident Calls (continued)
1961 1960
Attempted Suicide 14 24
Suicide 20 14
Common Assault 77 85
4,093 3,981
Comparison of Patients, Journeys and Mileage since 1956
Year Patients Journeys Mileage
1956 104,563 51,10 2 413,812
1957 103,853 50,827 405, 154
1958 110,080 51,502 417,583
1959 114,790 51,974 413, 199
1960 115,257 51,70 4 416,436
1961 120,053 53, 194 423,602
Details of Ambulance Service Vehicles
One new Bedford "Utilecon" sitting Case vehicle and two Diesel
Karrier Coaches (Mental Health) were delivered and one Bedford
"Utilecon" Sitting Case Vehicle was disposed of during the year.
List of Serviceable Vehicles at 31st December, 1961
Eight Daimler Ambulances
One Humber "Pullman" Ambulance
One Humber "supersnipe" Ambulance
Two Karrier Ambulances
One Karrier Coach
Eight Bedford "Utilecon" sitting-case Vehicles
Two Bedford Sitting-case Coaches
One Vauxhall "Wyvern" saloon Car
One Austin Breakdown Vehicle
Two Bedford Coaches (large) (Mental Health)
Two Karrier Coaches (Mental Health)
Total Mileage of Ambulance Vehicles at 31st December, 1961
Daimler Mbulances
JRK 756 1951 210,510
JRK 800 1952 179,229
LRK 3 1953 156, 165
LRK 289 1953 156,237
LRK 555 1953 143,816
NBY 501 1954 159,360
0RK 9 1955 137,616
0RK 8 1955 134,435