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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
Wembley 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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4. HEALTH SERVICES.
Ambulance Service.
(1) Infectious Diseases.
Removals carried out:Quarter
ending 31.3.41 30.6.41 30.9.41 31.12.41
51 24 10 32
Total 117.
(2) Non-infectious cases.
General removals (Sickness, etc.) 2,206
Maternity removals 173
Accidents 466
Illness (Sudden) 119
Not required on arrival 56
Malicious calls 3
Passed to Infectious Diseases Ambulance 1
Carried out by other Authorities 3
Carried out for other Authorities 1
Accidents carried out by other
Authorities 1
Enemy Action Calls 3
Total: 3,032
The general rule with regard to this service
is that the journey is not to be more than 15 miles
in any one direction beyond the Borough boundary.
In order to make the fullest use of the hospital
service throughout the London Region several of the
hospitals have been grouped not only geographically
but also from the point of view of the type of case
which the hospitals may most appropriately admit,
and occasionally the hospital quite appropriate for
15.