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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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62.
SECTION 27 - AMBULANCE SERVICE
TABLE 33
Statistics for years ending 31.3.57 and 31.3.58
| AMBULANCE SERVICE | Transport by rail | Grand Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulances | Dual Purpose (1 stretcher) vehicles | Sitting case vehicles | Total - All Vehicles | ||||
| No. of Operational vehicles on 31st March | 1966/7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | - | 11 |
| 1957/8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | - | 11 | |
| No. of such vehicles fitted with wireless | 1956/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1957/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| TOTAL | 1956/7 | 70,373 | 91,452 | 161,826 | - | 161,825 | |
| MILEAGE | 1957/8 | 77,544 | 90,100 | 167,644 | 167,644 | ||
| No. of Patients carried: | Stretcher Patients | Sitting Patients | Total | ||||
| (a) Accident or Emergency | 1956/7 | 1,073 | 59 | 1,332 | - | 1,132 | |
| 1957/8 | 991 | 71 | 1,062 | - | 1,062 | ||
| (b) Others | 1956/7 | 17,001 | 23,387 | 40,388 | 29 | 40,417 | |
| 1957/8 | 16,775 | 22,251 | 39,026 | 20 | 39,046 | ||
| TOTALS (a) & (b) | 1956/7 | 18,074 | 23,446 | 41,520 | 29 | 41,549 | |
| 1957/8 | 17,766 | 22,322 | 40,088 | 20 | 40,108 | ||
| No. of Operational | 1956/7 | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Staff on 31st March | 1957/8 | 30 | 30 | ||||
TABLE 34 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 |
| Year ending 31st March 1953 | 22,094 | 219 | 3 | 22,316 |
| Year ending 31st March 1954 | 24,279 | 144 | 3 | 24,426 |
| Year ending 31st March 1955 | 27,482 | 185 | 9 | 27,676 |
| Year ending 31st March 1956 | 29,987 | 198 | 15 | 30,200 |
| Year ending 31st March 1957 | 32,192 | 95 | 17 | 32,304 |
| Year ending 31st March 1958 | 35,253 | 69 | 7 | 35,329 |