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vii. Ambulance Facilities.
The London County Council's ambulance service is available:—
(a) For the removal to hospital, free of charge, of persons suffering from infectious
disease;
(b) For the removal, on payment, of persons suffering from non-infectious
diseases to hospitals or other places;
(c) For the removal, free of charge, of cases of accident and sudden illness
arising in the streets or public buildings, to hospitals or home.
(d) For the removal, free of charge, of ordinary maternity cases between the
hours of 11 p.m. and 8 a.m., and urgent mat emit}' cases during the daytime,
when accompanied by a doctor or nurse.
In addition to these services the Council hire the ambulances of the London
County Council for the conveyance of non-urgent maternity cases, between 8 a.m.,
and 11 p.m., to hospitals in the London area. A note on the use of this service will
be found in the Maternity and Child Welfare Section.
viii. Maternal Mortality.
In accordance with the terms of the Ministry of Health Circular 888, confidential
enquiries are made by the Council's medical officers into every maternal death and
reports are furnished to the Ministry of Health.
The services of a Consultant Surgeon are now available for cases of obstetric
emergencies and difficulties occurring at home, and for consultation and treatment
in cases of puerperal fever or puerperal pyrexia.
Arrangements have also been made for the home nursing of such cases and for
such bacteriological investigations as are necessary.
ix. Vaccination.
I submit a return by the Vaccination Officer on the work carried out under the
Vaccination Acts for the year 1932.