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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 1934
[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:—
| 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 |
| 1933.34 | 132,548 |
| Total | 1,690,756 |
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 | 1/4/33 to 31/3/34 | Grand Total 1913.1934. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disinfection Van | 16,673 | 1,250 | 1,130 | 1,063 | 933 | 1,293 | 22,342 |
| Ambulance Calls, including Sickness, Accident, Maternity and Infectious Cases | 34,993 | 3,766 | 4,041 | 4,434 | 4,700 | 4,324 | 56,258 |
| 51,666 | 5,016 | 5,171 | 5,497 | 5,633 | 5,617 | 78,600 |
Table No . 5.
The following gives details of the miles run during the year under review:—
| Acton Borough Council | 382 |
| Special school work | 54,279 |
| Accidents, Sickness and Infectious cases | 28,254 |
| Disinfection | 5,873 |
| Education Department | 9,469 |
| Education—Elementary | 194 |
| Accounts Department | 1,032 |
| Engineer's Department | 115 |
| Clerk's Department | 7,692 |
| Health Department | 7,688 |
| Municipal Hospital work | 54 |
| Miscellaneous | 5 |
| Maternity Hospital, Kingsbury | 14,330 |
| Clerk of Works | 1,299 |
| Provision of Meals | 1,635 |
| Election | 247 |
| 132,548 |