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Ambulance Facilities.
(a) For Infectious Cases.
Infectious cases are removed by the Austin ambulance, which
is housed alternately at the two isolation hospitals.
(b) For Non-infectious Cases and Accidents.
A 20-h.p. Austin ambulance is housed at the Fire Station,
Harrow-on-the-Hill, and a 20-h.p. Talbot ambulance at the
Wealdstone Fire Station. At the latter station a 14-h.p. Morris
ambulance is also housed, being used as a stand-by.
The following is a copy of the rules and conditions governing
the use of the ambulance, as adopted by the Council in July, but
including modification of charges made in the early part of 1936:—
1. Nature of Cases dealt with.
At present the ambulances are housed at Harrow-on-the-Hill,
Wealdstone and Stanmore Fire Stations and are available at all
times of the day and night, for accident and urgent removal cases
occurring within the district necessitating their use.
2. How to Obtain the Ambulances.
Applications for the use of an ambulance should be made to
any of the undermentioned Fire Stations:—
Fire Station, High Street, Harrow-on-the-Hill (Telephone
Nos., Harrow 2222 or Byron 2222).
Fire Station, Palmerston Road, Wealdstone (Telephone No.,
Harrow 0273).
Fire Station, 13, Handel Parade, Whitchurch Lane, Stanmore
(Telephone No., Edgware 2224).
Fire Station, Bridge Street, Pinner (Telephone No., Pinner
2222).
3. Charges.
(a) No charge shall be made for cases of accident, seizures
or fits, happening at home, in the street, at work or
elsewhere, within the district, if removed within 24
hours of the accident, seizure or fit occurring. After
such period the case shall be treated as a sick removal
and the charges mentioned hereafter shall apply.
(b) A fixed charge of 7s. 6d. shall be made for sick removals
(other than cases referred to in (a) above) necessitating
the use of the ambulances to hospitals, nursing homes
and similar institutions within the district, and also
to Redhill and Pinner and Northwood Hospitals.
Where the ambulances are required to proceed to
destinations outside the district, the following scale of
charges shall apply:—
B