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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 2.
The following gives the miles run by each vehicle in service during the year under review.
| 1. | Sickness and Accident Ambulance (B.M.E. 565) | 8,830 |
| 2. | School Ambulance (M.H. 3808) | 2,433 |
| 3. | Education Department and Miscellaneous (C.M.C. 40) | 386 |
| 4. | School Ambulance (M.P. 3711) | 9,109 |
| 5. | School Ambulance (M.P. 3712) | 9,776 |
| 6. | Health Department (M.T. 810) | 12,183 |
| 7. | School Ambulance (M.Y. 967) | 11,368 |
| 8. | Education Department (M.Y. 19) | 13,040 |
| 9. | Sickness and Accident Ambulance (M.Y. 26) | 14,526 |
| 10. | Sickness and Accident Ambulance (H.X. 12) | 13,203 |
| 11. | School Ambulance (H.X. 5178) | 11,078 |
| 12. | School Ambulance (H.X. 5179) | 10,443 |
| 13. | Infectious Ambulance (M.V. 1800) | 7,207 |
| 14. | School Ambulance (M.V. 2860) | 11,385 |
| 15. | Disinfection Van (A.M.C. 175) | 8,013 |
| Hired cars during repair of (A.G.P. 755) | 102 | |
| M.T. 810 and M.Y. 19 (G.F. 1209) | 475 | |
| Total | 143,557 |
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 |
| 1925-30 | 525,801 |
| 1930-31 | 131,564 |
| 1931-32 | 132,208 |
| 1932-33 | 132,168 |
| 1933-34 | 132,548 |
| 1934-35 | 143,557 |
| Total | 1,834,313 |
Table No. 4.
Calls.
The following table shows the number of calls for the Disinfection Van and Ambulances :—
| 1913 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 | 1/4/34 to 31/3/35 | Grand Total 1913-1935. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disinfection Van | 17,923 | 1,130 | 1,063 | 933 | 1,293 | 1,546 | 23,888 |
| Ambulance Calls, including Sickness, Accident, Maternity and Infectious Cases | 38,759 | 4,041 | 4,434 | 4,700 | 4,324 | 5,310 | 61,568 |
| 56,682 | 5,171 | 5,497 | 5,633 | 5,617 | 6,856 | 85,456 |