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Laboratory Facilities.—These facilities are detailed under
the Infectious Diseases Section of the Report. There were no
changes in the arrangements detailed in previous years.
Ambulance Facilities
(a) Infectious Cases.—No change since last report.
(b) N on-Infectious and Accident Cases, and
(c) Maternity Patients.
See below.
The ambulance services in the area appear to be quite adequate.
1. Municipal Service.
Superintendent Camp, A .M.I .Fire E., reports as follows on
the work done during 1936:—
Removals Accidents Maternity Total Mileage Receipts
£ s. d.
1,681 601 174 2,456 14,400 209 4 6
113 maternity cases have been removed to Thorpe Coombe
Maternity Home.
The oxygen-carbon dioxide breathing apparatus, giving a
mixture of 7 per cent, carbon dioxide, has been in use 13 times for
cases of gas poisoning and collapse. It was successfully used on
11 occasions.
2. Whipps Cross Hospital.
Removal of patients is carried out by ambulances attached to
the Hospital.
3. St. John Ambulance Corps.
The Corps Superintendent, Mr. W. W. Perriton, reports as
follows:—
First Aid cases attended 1,122
Number of patients removed 938
Mileage 19,326
Number of road accidents 9