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AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
(a) Infectious Cases.
By arrangement between the Joint Isolation Hospital Committee
and the London County Council, eases of infectious disease
are removed to hospital in ambulances belonging to the London
County Council.
(b) Non-Infectious and Accident Cases.
The Council provides a Motor Ambulance for the conveyance
of non-infectious, sick and accident cases, which is housed at the
Fire Station and is available at all hours.
During the year the ambulance was used on 1,848 occasions,
180 being cases of street accidents (8 of which were for neighbouring
authorities) and 57 cases of illness in the street. In addition 95
cases were carried for us by ambulances belonging to other
authorities.
The total mileage for the year' was 11,929. The sums received
from various users amounted in all to £25 5s. 0d.
I have reported on more than one occasion to the Public Health
Committee that one ambulance is no longer adequate for all the
work required, and that a second ambulance is necessary. No
steps have so far been taken to meet this requirement.
(c) Maternity Cases.
The Council's ambulance is also used when necessary to carry
maternity cases to hospital.
CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
The days and hours of all Clinics and Treatment Centres
were given in detail in my Annual Report for 1935, and as there
has been no change during the year it is not necessary to repeat
the information here.