London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The following graph shews the work of the service for the period 1951-1962-
TABLE 28 UNIT COST AMBULANCE SERVICE
| YEAR | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost per Vehicle Mile | 2/4 | 2/5 | 2/7 | 2/9 | 3/1 | 3/4 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/5 | 4/4 | 4/7½ | 5/8 |
| Cost per Patient | 11/10 | 11/8 | 11/6 | 11/11 | 11/10 | 13/5 | 15/6 | 17/7 | 16/6 | 16/7 | 16/3 | 21/4 |
| Cost per 1,000 Population | £160 | £167 | £186 | £205 | £235 | £258 | £282 | £313 | £336 | £346 | £340 | £410 |
| No. of Patients carried per 1,000 Population | 268 | 285 | 324 | 346 | 397 | 385 | 363 | 358 | 406 | 417 | 419 | 384 |
| Average Mileage per Patient | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.53 | 3.8 |