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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 1936
[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. | School Ambulance | (MH. 3808) | 457 |
| 2. | School Ambulance | (MP. 3711) | 9,291 |
| 3. | School Ambulance | (MP. 3712) | 10,164 |
| 4. | Health Department | (MT. 810) | 11,562 |
| 5. | School Ambulance | (MY. 967) | 9,662 |
| 6. | Education Department | (MY. 19) | 11,708 |
| 7. | Sickness and Accident Ambulance | (MY. 26) | 7,214 |
| 8. | Sickness and Accident Ambulance | (HX. 12) | 18,356 |
| 9. | School Ambulance | (HX. 5178) | 10,552 |
| 10. | School Ambulance | (HX. 5179) | 10,953 |
| 11. | Infectious Ambulance | (MV. 1800) | 5,716 |
| 12. | School Ambulance | (MV. 2860) | 11,597 |
| 13. | Disinfection Van | (AMC. 175) | 8,531 |
| 14. | Sickness and Accident Ambulance | (BME. 565) | 16,080 |
| 15. | Education Department and Miscellaneous | (CMC. 401) | 7,721 |
| 16. | Sickness and Accident Ambulance | (CML. 985) | 3,895 |
| Total | 153,459 |
Table No. 3.
Total Number of Miles Run.
The following table shows the number of miles run since the inception of the service :—
| 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 |
| 1935-36 | 153,459 |
| Total | 1,987,772 |
Table No . 4.
Calls.
The following table shows the number of calls for the Disinfection Van and Ambulances :—
| 1913 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. | 1-4-35 to 31-3-36. | Grand Total 1913-36. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disinfection Van Ambulance Calls, including Sickness, Accident, Maternity and Infectious cases | 19,053 | 1,063 | 933 | 1,293 | 1,546 | 1,093 | 24,981 |
| 42,800 | 4,434 | 4,700 | 4,324 | 5,310 | 6,592 | 68,160 | |
| 61,853 | 5,497 | 5,633 | 5,617 | 6,856 | 7,685 | 93,141 |