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East Ham 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 26
UNIT COSTS AMBULANCE SERVICE YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH, 1956
| Ambulance Service only | All Services including Hire Cars and Rail | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Cost per Vehicle mile | 3. | 4, | - | |||
| Cost per Patient | 13, | 5. | 13. | 6. | ||
| Cost per 1,000 Population | 258. | 0. | 0. | 260 | 0. | 0. |
| No, of Patients carried per 1,000 Population | 385 | 385 | ||||
During the past years various changes have been made in the form of annual costing
return required by the Ministry for this service, and these changes are reflected in
the detail shown in my various reports.
SECTION 28. - PREVENTION OP ILLNESS CARE AND AFTER CAFE,
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 except that cupboards are now maintained
only at the Town Hall Annexe and at Church Road Clinic.
Details of the items loaned during the year are shown in the following table;-
TABLE 27,
| Article | No. of occasions items loaned | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cupboard at | |||
| Town Hall Annexe | Church Road Clinic | ||
| Bed Blocks | 6 | - | 6 |
| Bed Cradles | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| Bed Pans, E. I | 181 | 20 | 201 |
| Bed Pans, Rubber | 8 | - | 8 |
| Bed Rests | 134 | 5 | 139 |
| Bed Rings, Air | 164 | 8 | 172 |
| Bed Rings Dunlopillo | 4 | - | 4 |
| Blankets | 3 | - | 3 |
| Commodes | 4 | - | 4 |
| Crutches | 4 | - | 4 |
| Douche Cans | 1 | - | 1 |
| Feeding Cups | 10 | - | 10 |
| Hospital Bedsteads | 4 | - | 4 |
| Mattresses | 5 | - | 5 |
| Mattressesp Dunlopillo | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pillows | 2 | - | 2 |
| Pillow Slips | 2 | - | 2 |
| Rubber Sheets | 45 | 7 | 52 |
| Sheets | 3 | - | 3 |
| Sand Bags | 1 | - | 1 |
| Sputum Mugs | 4 | - | 4 |
| Steam Kettles | 1 | - | 1 |
| Urinals (Male) | 60 | 7 | 67 |
| Urinals (Female, | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Walking Sticks | 1 | - | 1 |
| Water Beds | 3 | - | 3 |
| Wheel Chairs | 42 | - | 42 |
| Totals | 715 | 51 | 766 |