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3. Ambulance Facilities.
The Council maintain a Talbot motor ambulance at the Fire
Station in Billet Lane. Agreements are also in operation with the
Essex County Council and the Romford Council for the reciprocal
use of their motor ambulances.
The whole of the District is served by these ambulance services
and in addition an ambulance maintained by the Upminster and
Hornchurch Division of the Essex Branch of the St. John Ambulance
Brigade has continued its voluntary work in the northern
part of the district.
It would be an advantage if reciprocal agreements were entered
into with the Borough of Dagenham and the Urban District
Council of Brentwood.
Public assistance cases are removed to Oldchurch County
Hospital by motor ambulances provided for that purpose and
stationed there.
Cases of Infectious Disease are removed to the Isolation
Hospital by ambulances provided by the Joint Hospital Board
which are maintained at the hospital.
During the year, 1,288 calls were received by the Hornchurch
ambulance and a total of 11,721 miles was run.
The nature and numbers of the cases were:—
Illness 787
Accident 154
Road accident 176
Maternity 133
Removals 29
Not required or refused 9
Origin of calls.
The calls were made by:—
Doctors in 792 instances.
Police in 148 instances.
Hospitals in 50 instances.
Others in 298 instances.