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Ealing 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
1. For infections disease- The Ealing and Brentford and
Chiswick Hospitals Committee provide a motor ambulance for the
removal of cases of infectious disease to the Clavponds Isolation
Hospital at South Ealing.

The extent of the calls made upon the service is shown in the following table :—

193319341935193619371938
Cases of Accident772790756868740917
Cases of Illness1,1491,2591,2612,0802,6632,894
Total Cases1,9212,0492,0172,9483,4033,811
Number of Journeys outside the Borough (included above)365596427552567421
Annual Mileage13,26515,81816,96221,07022,86830,422

NURSING IN THE HOME.
1. General diseases.—The Greater Ealing Nursing Association
with a staff of one superintendent nurse and seven district nurses,
provides for the nursing of the sick in their own homes in the
Borough except in the Northolt Ward. During the year the
Association dealt with 1,449 cases, a total of 21,136 visits being
made.