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Wembley 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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STATISTICAL APPENDIX B.
| Ambulance Service. | |
| Accident or sudden illness removals | 760 |
| Sick removals | 6,136 |
| Maternity removals | 451 |
| Total | 7,347 |
| Included in above:— | |
| (a) Numib'er of removals carried out for other Authorities | 47 |
| (b) Number of removals carried out by other Authorities for Wembley | 162 |
Domestic Help Scheme—Ministry of Health Circular No. 179/44.
| No. of families to whom service given. | Assessment re recovery of cost. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full. | l/8d. per hour. | l/4d. per hour. | l/-d. per hour. | 8d. per hour. | 4d. per hour. | Free. | |
| 132 | 99 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Full time. | |||||||
| No. of domestic helps on Council's Panel on 31/12/46 | 2 | ||||||
Provision of Insulin.
Number of persons who received free insulin in accordance
with 'the Council's scheme:—33.
Total cost of insulin provided £182 7s. 2d.
Nursing in the Home—Wembley and Kingsbury District Nursing
Associations.
The Associations have supplied the following figures relating to their work during the year:—
| Cases. | Visits. | |
|---|---|---|
| Medical and Surgical | 1,209 | 19,869 |
| Maternity | 183 | 3,616 |
| Midwifery | 206 | 4,782 |
| Ante-natal and Post-natal | 440 | 2,544 |
| Miscellaneous | 42 | 143 |