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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 3.
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 |
| 1932-33 | 132,168 |
| Total | 1,558,208 |
Table No. 4.
Calls.
The following table shews the number of calls for the Disinfection Van and Ambulances
| 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. | 1/4/32 to 31/3/33. | Grand Total 1913-1933. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disinfection Van | 16,673 | 1,250 | 1,130 | 1,063 | 933 | 21,049 |
| Ambulance Calls, including Sickness, Accident, Maternity and Infectious Cases | 34,993 | 3,766 | 4,041 | 4,434 | 4,700 | 51,934 |
| 51,666 | 5,016 | 5,171 | 5,497 | 5,633 | 72,983 |
Table No. 5.
The following gives details of the miles run during the year under review:—
| Special School work | 59,327 |
| Accidents, Sickness and Infectious cases | 26,296 |
| Disinfection | 5,802 |
| Education Department | 10,430 |
| Education—Elementary | 170 |
| Accounts Department | 1,203 |
| Engineer's Department | 239 |
| Clerk's Department | 2,184 |
| Health Department | 9,243 |
| Municipal Hospital work | 193 |
| Miscellaneous | 163 |
| Library Department | 4 |
| Maternity Hospital, Kingsbury | 15,791 |
| Fire Brigade | 94 |
| Juvenile Employment Department | 26 |
| Clerk of Works | 1,003 |
| 132,168 |