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There are 12 routes run by School Ambulances daily for Physically and Mentally defective and
Blind children. 213 children are on lists for daily conveyance and approximately 190 are in average
attendance.
During the year under review the chief work has been:—
Conveyance of Physically and Mentally Defective children ; Blind and Stammering; Disinfection
and return of bedding, and transport of supplies and staff to Smallpox Hospital; Board of
Guardians' cases; Health Centres and Laundry work, conveyance of meals, and certain works
for other departments.
Also during building of Braintcroft School, children numbering up to 160 per day were
conveyed from Brentwater Estate to Anson Road School. M.X. 2059 was specially licensed for this
work.
A day and night service is in operation for ambulance calls. (Only one man is on duty during
the night.)
The personnel of the service consists of:—
1 Mechanic Superintendent and Engineer.
1 Assistant Engineer.
12 Motor Drivers.
1 Disinfector.
The working hours are 47 per week per man.
The Service, in addition to the foregoing, undertakes work as called for by Engineer's
Department, Fire Brigade, and other departments: Also all.engineering work of Municipal and
Kingsbury Hospitals, in respect of which an Assistant Engineer is employed.
Calls for the ambulances are very heavy, especially in removal of illness cases.
Not infrequently it occurs that several cases are waiting for removal. In these circumstances
the most serious are removed first if possible.
A certain number of accident calls are not answered, or are delayed owing to car or driver
being engaged and lack of means of calling assistance.
All ambulances are so fully in use that there is no time to do necessary repairs.