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There are 12 routes run by School Ambulances daily for Physically and Mentally Defective
and Blind Children. 317 Willesden children, 1 child from Kingsbury and 1 child from Wembley,
making 319 in all, are on lists for daily conveyance, and approximately 255 are in average attendance.
During the year under review the chief work has been :—
Conveyance of Cases of Sickness, Accident and Maternity to Hospital ; Conveyance of Physically
and Mentally Defective and Blind and Stammering Children ; disinfection of bedding ; and
transport of supplies and staff to Kingsbury Hospital ; Clinic and Laundry work ; conveyance of
meals and certain works for other departments.
A day and night service is in operation for ambulance calls, but only one man is on duty
during the night.
The personnel of the service consists of:—
1 Mechanic Superintendent and Engineer.
1 Assistant Engineer.
14 Motor Drivers.
1 Disinfector.
The working hours are 47 per week per man.
The Service, in addition to the foregoing, undertakes work for the Engineer's Department,
Fire Brigade and other departments as may be necessary.
The engineering work of the Municipal and Kingsbury Hospitals is carried out by the Mechanic
Superintendent and his staff.
Calls for the ambulances are very heavy, especially in removal of illness cases to and from
Hospital for treatment. Not infrequently it occurs that several cases are waiting for removal. In
these circumstances the most serious have priority. A certain number of accident calls are not
answered, or are delayed, owing to car or driver being engaged.
Total Number of Miles Run.
The following table shows the number of miles run year by year since the inception of the
service :—
Total Miles Run.
1913-15
56,669
1915-20
259,936
1920-25
319,862
1925-26
87,030
1926-27
98,318
1927-28
103,587
1928-29
111,338
1929-30
125,528
1930-31
131,564
Total
1,293,832
The following table gives details of the miles run during last year 1930-31 :—
Special School work
59,482
Accidents, Sickness and Infectious cases
29,819
Disinfection
6,042
Education Department
14,839
Accountant's Department
1,410
Engineer's Department
92
Clerk's Department
3,741
Health Department
8,759
Municipal Hospital work
269
Miscellaneous
71
Library Department
1,008
Small Pox Hospital, Kingsbury
574
Elections
57
Brentwater Estate (School work)
3,204
Maternity Hospital, Kingsbury
1,982
Juvenile Employment
179
Shops Inspection
36
Total
131,564