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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
East Ham 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Ambulance Facilities.
The Council's ambulance section of the Public Health Dept.
functioned throughout the year and the following information in
respect of the work performed in 1946 is given below:—
Nature of Call— Journeys Mileage
Sickness 2,090 15,960
Maternity 846 7,464
Accident, Sudden Illness 567 3,304
T.B. Transfers 168 2,388
Hospital Transfers 41 580
Social Welfare 254 9,592
Conveying Midwives 57 238
Malicious Calls 3 11
Miscellaneous 83 570
Maintenance 153 524
Scarlet Fever 151 2,445
Diphtheria 52 802
Discharges Infectious Diseases 143 2,311
Miscellaneous Infectious Diseases 60 965
Infectious Diseases Hospital (Swabs) 122 1,694
Calls for other Boroughs:—
West Ham 53 321
Ilford 18 222
Barking 73 820
Dagenham 3 58
Wanstead and Woodford 2 36
Calls by other Boroughs:—
West Ham 26 137
Barking 8 67
Ilford 28 190
Wanstead and Woodford 1 7