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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Ambulance Facilities.
Details of the work carried out by the Public Ambulance section of the Health Department are appended below, shewing comparison with the year 1946:—
| 1947 | 1946 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of Call— | Tourneys | Mileage | Journeys | Mileage |
| Sickness | 2,554 | 22,820 | 2,090 | 15,960 |
| Maternity | 973 | 7,199 | 846 | 7,464 |
| Accident, Sudden Illness | 845 | 4,080 | 567 | 3,304 |
| T.B. Transfers | 401 | 5,396 | 168 | 2,388 |
| Hospital Transfers | 34 | 687 | 41 | 580 |
| Social Welfare | 304 | 13,39S | 254 | 9,592 |
| Conveying Midwives | 264 | 928 | 57 | 238 |
| Malicious Calls | - | - | 3 | 11 |
| Miscellaneous | 88 | 698 | 83 | 570 |
| Maintenance | 371 | 1,210 | 153 | 524 |
| Scarlet Fever | 105 | 1,701 | 151 | 2,445 |
| Diphtheria | 69 | 1,099 | 52 | 802 |
| Miscellaneous Infectious Diseases | 98 | 1,596 | 60 | 965 |
| Discharges Infectious Diseases | 138 | 2,366 | 143 | 2,311 |
| Infectious Diseases Hospital— | ||||
| (Swabs) etc. | 85 | 1,123 | 122 | 1,694 |
| (Dinners) | 52 | 823 | - | - |
| Sanitary Department | 22 | 161 | - | - |
| Calls for other Boroughs:— | ||||
| West Ham | 67 | 596 | 53 | 321 |
| Ilford | 25 | 338 | 18 | 222 |
| Barking | 139 | 1,698 | 73 | 820 |
| Dagenham | 2 | 34 | 3 | 58 |
| Wanstead and Woodford | 2 | 27 | 2 | 36 |
| Totals | 6,635 | 67,978 | 4,939 | 50,305 |
| Calls by other Boroughs:— | ||||
| West Ham | 26 | 170 | 26 | 137 |
| Barking | 13 | 127 | 8 | 67 |
| Ilford | 22 | 173 | 28 | 190 |
| Wanstead and Woodford | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| Totals | 61 | 470 | 63 | 401 |