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SECTION 27 - AMBULANCE SERVICE
This section of the National Health Service Act is administered centrally and is
the responsibility of the County Council. I am indebted to the County Medical Officer
of Health for supplying the following statistics of the work carried out during 1961.
The undermentioned figures refer to the operation of the Leyton Ambulance Station
for the three-quarters of the year up to 28th September, 1961:-
Leyton Station
Ambulance vehicles 6
Dual purpose vehicles 3
Stretcher cases 3,610
Other cases 25,421
Total cases conveyed 29,031
Total mileage 102,098
Total emergency cases 3,424
The James Lane Ambulance Station came into operation on the 29th September, 1961
and gave service to both Walthamstow and Leyton Health Areas.
The undermentioned figures, therefore, refer to the combined areas for the three
months period ending on 31st December, 1961:-
James Lane Station (3 months only)
Ambulance vehicles 12
Dual purpose vehicles 8
Stretcher cases 2,555
Other cases 22,896
Total cases 25,451
Total mileage 77,037
Total emergency cases 2,658
SECTION 28 - PREVENTION OF ILLNESS AND AFTER CARE
Foot Clinic
The shortage of staff has continued throughout the year and it is obvious that,
until service in local health authority clinics is as rewarding to the chiropodists
as is private practice, there will be a shortage of chiropodists to fill the vacant
posts. During the year we averaged approximately the equivalent of 5-4/11 full-timers
out of an approved establishment of eight.
In January we commenced domiciliary treatments and as the demand for this
increased more sessions were allocated for this purpose. The conveyance of non-ambulant
patients by County Council Ambulances was discontinued in June as it was found
impracticable to arrange transport when the chiropodial staff were available.
The number of treatments given to Ambulance patients up to cessation of the
service was 57 - Males 10; Females 47.
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