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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 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: AMBULANCE SERVICEClassification of Patients, Journeys and Mileage

AMBULANCE SERVICE

Classification of Patients, Journeys and Mileage

Patients*JourneysMileage
196419631964196319641963
Health Service Removals79,871(77.570)48,427(46, 174)382,808(356,618)
Accidents5. 501(4,984)5, 226(4,869)30,048(26 , 408)
Spastics (Bramley Hill)5,374(3.416)476(454)13.265(8,424)
Mental Health (Occupational Centre)42.971(41. 095)1, 828(1. 621)45. 251(40,676)
London Road Day Centre3, 046(3,326)512(474)9,748(7,398)
Services Not Required (Accidents)552(327)2.157(1, 363)
Vehicles to Repair Depots, Testing, etc.179(197)1,368( 1,552)
Service Requirements, Oxygen, visiting substations, parks, etc.313(304)3,685(3,727)
Major Incident Exercise246
Civil Defence136.763(130.391)57,513(54, 420)488,576(446,166)
170(184)5,210(2,850)
136,763(130, 391)57,683(54, 604)493,786(449,016)

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*These figures do not represent Individual cases.

Table: Classification of Accident Calls

Classification of Accident Calls

19641963
Home Accidents(Children)443414
(Adults)471552
Miscellaneous Accidents(Children)179
(Adults)7430
Recreational Accidents(Children)11487
(Adults)12088
School Accidents and Illness321300
Street Accidents(Children)232225
(Adults)1,3421,367
Work Accidents317300
Home Illness(Children)6254
(Adults)577389
Street Illness(Children)1319
(Adults)796699
Work Illness127124