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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 30
AMBULANCE SERVICE. STATISTICS FOR YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 1953
| AMBULANCE SERVICE | Cars from Council's Transport Pool and by Private Hire | Transport by Rail | Grand Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulances | Sitting Case Vehicles (upto 4 Passenger Seats) | Sitting Case Vehicles (over 4 Passenger Seats) | Total-All Vehicles | |||||
| 1. | No. of Operational Vehicles on 31st March | 5 | - | +5 | 10 | |||
| 2. | No. of such Vehicles fitted with Wireless | - | - | - | - | |||
| 3. | No. of Patients carried:- | |||||||
| (a) Accident or Emergency | 1,019 | - | 89 | 1*106 | - | - | 1,108 | |
| (b) Others | 14,325 | - | 23,394 | 37,719 | 98 | - | 37,821 | |
| (c) Total (a & b), | 15,344 | - | 23,483 | 38,827 | 98 | - | 38,929 | |
| 4. | No. of Journeys by Vehicles:- | |||||||
| (a) Patient carrying Journeys | 5,990 | - | 5,419 | 11,409 | 73 | - | 11,482 | |
| (b) Abortive & Service Journeys | 253 | - | 122 | 375 | 1 | - | 376 | |
| (c) Journeys for Transport of Analgesia Apparatus, Midwives, Home Nurses etc. | 21 | - | 146 | 167 | - | 167 | ||
| (d) Total (a & b & c) | 6,264 | - | 5,687 | 11,951 | 74 | - | 12,025 | |
| 5. | Total Mileage | 71,010 | - | 101,027 | 172,037 | 3,354 | 292 | 175,683 |
| 6. | No. of Operational Staff on 31st March | - | - | - | 29 | |||
+Includes 4 Dual Purpose Vehicles, to carry 8 Sitting Cases or 1 Stretcher Case and 4 Sitting Cases.