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Willesden 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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APPENDIX C.
MOTOR SERVICE.
I beg to report on the above for the twentieth completed year ended 31st March, 1934.
During the year ended 31st March, 1934, the following vehicles were in use:—
Table No. 1.
| Reg. No. | Tax. | Make. | Year of Purchase. | Work required for. | Total miles run with vehicles. | Purchase Price. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. M.F.4117 | Nil. | Crossley | 4/1924 | Sickness and Accidents | 100,019 | £892 |
| 2. M.H. 3808 | £26 | Crossley | 3/1925 | School work | 88,832 | £823 |
| *3. M.H. 8989 | £16 | Berliet | 7/1925 | Education Department and Miscellaneous | 63,992 | £405 |
| 4. M.P. 3711 | £18 | Dennis | 5/1928 | School work | 53,538 | £760 |
| 5. M.P. 3712 | £18 | Dennis | 5/1928 | School work | 54,423 | £760 |
| 6. M.T. 810 | £20 | Armstrong | 11/1928 | Health Department | 56,816 | £800 |
| 7. M.Y. 967 | £18 | Dennis | 8/1929 | School work | 47,130 | £762 |
| 8. M.Y. 19 | £20 | Armstrong | 11/1929 | Education Department | 56,725 | £538 |
| 9. M.Y. 26 | Nil. | Armstrong | 2/1930 | Sickness and Accidents | 59,454 | £854 |
| 10. H.X. 12 | Nil. | Armstrong | 1/1931 | Sickness and Accidents | 56,995 | £860 |
| 11. H.X. 5178 | £18 | Dennis | 8/1931 | School work | 24,643 | £665 |
| 12. H.X. 5179 | £18 | Dennis | 8/1931 | School work | 26,311 | £665 |
| 13. M.V. 1800 | Nil. | Armstrong | 4/1932 | Infectious cases | 13,230 | £825 |
| 14. M.V. 2860 | £18 | Dennis | 7/1932 | School work | 17,674 | £687 |
| 15. A.M.C. 175 | £25 | Morris | 3/1933 | Disinfection, Laundry and Kingsbury. | 7,629 | £289 |
* Taken out of Commission, September, 1934.
Table No . 2.
The following gives the miles run by each vehicle in service during the year under review :—
| 1. | Sickness and Accident Ambulance M.F. 4117 | 2,112 |
| 2. | School Omnibus M.H. 3808 | 3,399 |
| 3. | Education Department and Miscellaneous M.H. 8989 | 1,035 |
| 4. | School Omnibus M.P. 3711 | 7,582 |
| 5. | School Omnibus M.P. 3712 | 8,937 |
| 6. | Health Department M.T. 810 | 11,278 |
| 7. | School Omnibus M.Y. 967. | 9,118 |
| 8. | Education Department M.Y. 19 | 12,885 |
| 9. | Sickness and Accident Ambulance M.Y. 26 | 12,484 |
| 10. | Sickness and Accident Ambulance H.X 12 | 19,052 |
| 11. | School Omnibus H.X. 5178 | 8,690 |
| 12. | School Omnibus H.X. 5179 | 9,642 |
| 13. | Infectious Ambulance M.V. 1800 | 7,741 |
| 14. | School Omnibus M.V. 2860 | 11,036 |
| 15. | Disinfection Van A.M.C. 175 | 7,557 |
| Total | 132,548 |