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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
Wimbledon 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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AMBULANCE SERVICES.
(a) For Infectious Diseases.
Two motor ambulances are maintained by the Wimbledon Borough
Council at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Gap Road — one
for the removal of infectious cases and one for disinfection purposes.
(b) For Non-Infectious Cases and Accidents.
Two motor ambulances are maintained by the Wimbledon Borough
Council at the Fire Station in Queens Road for the removal of
non-infectious patients and accident cases.
The following table shows the continued increase in the annual number of requests for these ambulances during the last five years:—
| Year | No. of calls dealt with. |
|---|---|
| 1942 | 863 |
| 1943 | 1287 |
| 1944 | 1315 |
| 1945 | 1689 |
| 1946 | 1853 |
At the end of 1945 the Borough Council approved a recommendation
of the Public Health Committee that maternity patients should
be conveyed free to hospitals and institutions. During 1946 the
Civil Ambulance Service conveyed 231 such patients.
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