London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Willesden 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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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 |
| 1931-32 | 132,208 |
| Total | 1,426,040 |
The following table gives details of the miles run during the year under review :—
| Special School work | 59,740 |
| Accidents, Sickness and Infectious cases | 25,197 |
| Disinfection | 5,954 |
| Education Department | 13,510 |
| Accountant's Department | 1,208 |
| Engineer's Department | 147 |
| Clerk's Department | 2,279 |
| Health Department | 7,484 |
| Municipal Hospital work | 162 |
| Miscellaneous | 193 |
| Library Department | 262 |
| Elections | 112 |
| Electricity Department | 97 |
| Maternity Hospital, Kingsbury | 15,863 |
| Total | 132,208 |
The following gives the miles run by each vehicle during the year under review :—
| 1. Van M.X. 1884 | 7,397 |
| 2. School Ambulance M.X. 2057 | 169 |
| 3. School Ambulance M.X. 2059 | 3,480 |
| 4. School Ambulance M.X. 2060 | 2,393 |
| 5. Ambulance M.X. 2061 | 4,812 |
| 6. Ambulance M.F. 4117 | 5,946 |
| 7. School Ambulance M.H. 3808 | 8,649 |
| 8. Education and School M.H. 8989 | 4,628 |
| 9. School Ambulance M.P. 3711 | 9,429 |
| 10. School Ambulance M.P. 3712 | 9,278 |
| 11. Health Department M.T. 810 | 9,120 |
| 12. School Ambulance M.Y. 967 | 9,967 |
| 13. Education Department M.Y. 19 | 13,121 |
| 14. Accident Ambulance M.Y. 26 | 13,115 |
| 15. Accident and Maternity Ambulance H.X. 12 | 17,156 |
| 16. School Ambulance H.X. 5178 | 6,868 |
| 17. School Ambulance H.X. 5179 | 6,680 |
| Total | 132,208 |
Calls.
The following table shows the number of calls for the Disinfecting Van, Infectious, Sickness and Accident Ambulances respectively:—
| Delivery (1913) to 31/3/29. | 1/4/29 to 31/3/30. | 1/4/30 to 31/3/31. | 1/4/31 to 31/3/32. | Grand Total 1913-1932. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disinfection VanAmbulance calls, including | 16,673 | 1,250 | 1,130 | 1,063 | 20,116 |
| Sickness, Accident and Infections | 34,993 | 3,766 | 4,041 | 4,434 | 47,234 |
| 51,666 | 5,016 | 5,171 | 5,497 | 67,350 |