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Willesden 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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THE TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
on the
AMBULANCE SERVICE.
During the year 1936-37 the following vehicles were in use :—
Table No. 72.
| No. | Registration No. | Tax. | Make. | Year of Purchase. | Work required for | Total miles run with vehicles. | Purchase Price. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||||||
| 1 | MP. 3711 | 18 | Dennis | 5/1928 | School Work | 81,381 | 760 |
| 2 | MP. 3712 | 18 | ,, | 5/1928 | ,, | 81,881 | 760 |
| 3 | MT. 810 | 20 | Armstrong | 11/1928 | Health Dept. | 89,719 | 800 |
| 4 | MY 967 | 18 | Dennis | 8/1929 | School Work | 78,298 | 762 |
| 5 | MY 19* | 20 | Armstrong | 11/1929 | Education Dept. | 86,185 | 538 |
| 6 | MY 26 | Nil | ,, | 2/1930 | Sickness and Accidents | 94,039 | 854 |
| 7 | HX 12 | Nil | ,, | 1/1931 | ,, | 102,422 | 860 |
| 8 | HX 5178 | 18 | Dennis | 8/1931 | School Work | 56,167 | 665 |
| 9 | HX 5179 | 18 | ,, | 8/1931 | ,, | 57,406 | 665 |
| 10 | MV 1800 | Nil | Armstrong | 4/1932 | Infectious cases | 32,313 | 825 |
| 11 | MV 2860 | 18 | Dennis | 7/1932 | School Work | 50,739 | 687 |
| 12 | AMC 175 | 25 | Morris | 3/1933 | Disinfection, Laundry and Kingsbury | 32,758 | 289 |
| 13 | BME 565 | Nil | Armstrong | 4/1934 | Sickness and Accidents | 40,104 | 770 |
| 14 | CMC 401 | 12 | Austin | 2/1935 | Miscellaneous | 20,973 | 214 |
| 15 | CML 985 | Nil | Armstrong | 6/1935 | Sickness and Accidents | 11,827 | 710 |
| 16 | DMP 964 | 18/15/- | Dennis | 5/1936 | School Work | 9,334 | 568 |
| 17 | EMF 962 | 12/15/- | Armstrong | 9/1936 | Education Dept. | 7,416 | 526 |
* Disposed of by auction on purchase of emf. 962.
I desire to call attention to the miles run by vehicles Nos. 6 and 7 in the above table, both of
which are ambulances. Vehicle No. 6 came into use in February, 1930, and by 31st March, 1937, had
run 94,039 miles (i.e., in a little more than 7 years). Vehicle No. 7 came into use in January, 1931, and
by the 31st March, 1937, had run 102,422 miles (i.e. in a little more than 6 years). It should be kept in
mind that an ambulance which has run approximately 100,000 miles cannot be considered any longer as
reliable as ambulances should be and it will therefore be seen that it is proper to assess the life of a
sickness and accident ambulance at round about 7 years, having regard to the demands made on the
service.
Table No. 73.
The following gives the miles run by each vehicle in service during the year under review:—
| 1. School 'Bus (MP 3711) | 9,443 |
| 2. School 'Bus (MP 3712) | 7,518 |
| 3. Health Department (MT 810) | 9,158 |
| 4. School 'Bus (MY 967) | 10,138 |
| 5. Education Department (MY 19) | 4,712 |
| 6. Sickness and Accident Ambulance (MY 26) | 12,845 |
| 7. Sickness and Accident Ambulance (HX 12) | 13,868 |
| 8. School 'Bus (HX 5178) | 9,894 |
| 9. School 'Bus (HX 5179) | 9,699 |
| 10. Infectious Ambulance (MV 1800) | 6,160 |
| 11. School 'Bus (MV 2860) | 10,083 |
| 12. Disinfection Van (AMC 175) | 8,585 |
| 13. Sickness and Accident Ambulance (BME 565) | 15,190 |
| 14. Education Department and Miscellaneous (CMC 401) | 12,786 |
| 15. Sickness and Accident Ambulance (CML 985) | 7,932 |
| 16. School 'Bus (DMP 964) | 9,334 |
| 17. Education Department (EMF 962) | 7,416 |
| Total | 164,761 |