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Hornchurch 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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3. Ambulance Facilities.
The Council maintain a Talbot motor ambulance at the Central Fire
Station.
Agreements have "been entered into with the Essex County Council
and the Romford Council for the reciprocal use of their motor ambulances.
The whole of the District is thus adequately served by these ambulance
services.
During the year 478 calls were received and a total of 6,084 miles
was run.
The nature of the cases was:—
| Illness | 235 |
| Accident | 43 |
| Road accident | 120 |
| Maternity | 12 |
| Removals | 44 |
| Not required or refused | 24 |
Origin of Calls.
The calls were made by:—
Doctors in 130 instances.
Police in 168 instances.
Hospitals in 28 instances.
Others in 152 instances.
Destination.
The hospitals to which most of the cases were removed are shown in the following table:—
| Oldchurch Hospital, Romford | 215 |
| King George Hospital, Ilford | 43 |
| Victoria Hospital, Romford | 29 |
| Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford | 6 |
| Other destinations | 185 |
| Times at which calls were received:— | |
| From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. | 348 |
| From 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. | 130 |
4. Nursing in the Home.
There are three District Nursing Associations:—
(1.) The Hornchurch Nursing Association maintains three private
nurses, two in the Town Ward and one in the North West Ward.