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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 32. COST OF SERVICE.
| Period | Ambulance Service | Cars from Transport Pool etc. | Transport by Rail | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Year ending 31st March 1951 | 19,057 | 463 | 3 | 19,523 |
| Year ending 31st March 1952 | 19,522 | 677 | 7 | 20,206 |
TABLE 33.
UNIT COSTS - AMBULANCE SERVICE
| Ambulance Service | Cars from Transport Pool etc. | Total | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950/1 | 1951/2 | 1950/1 | 1951/2 | 1950/1 | 1951/2 | |||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Cost per Vehicle mile | 2. | 5 | 2. | 5 | 1. | 4 | 1. | 9 | 2. | 4 | 2. | 5 | ||||||
| Cost per Patient | 11. | 8. | 11. | 5. | 2. | 10. | 1. | 2. | 15. | 6. | 11. | 10. | 11. | 8. | ||||
| Cost per Journey | 1 | 13. | 7. | 1 | 12. | 9. | 2 | 10. | 1. | 3 | 14. | 0. | 1 | 13. | 10. | 1 | 13. | 10. |
| Cost per 1,000 Population | 156 | 6. | 8. | 161 | 10. | 0. | 3 | 15. | 11. | 5 | 10. | 0. | 160 | 2. | 7. | 167. | 0. | 0. |
| No. of Patients carried per 1,000 Population | 267 | 283 | 1 | 2 | 268 | 285 | ||||||||||||
| No. of Journeys per 1,000 Population | 93 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 100 | ||||||||||||
SECTION 28 - PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, CARE AND AFTER CARE
Loan Cupboards.
The scheme for the loan of articles to aid in the domiciliary nursing
of the sick remains as detailed in my report for 1950.
Details of the items loaned during the year are shown in the following
table.