Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Division of Calls into time-periods.
Number of calls received between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. 1,037
Number of calls received between 6 p.m. and midnight 328
Number of calls received between 12 midnight and 6 a.m 115
Total calls for the year 1944 1,480
Total distance (in miles) covered by the ambulance vehicles
in 1944 8,181
Average mileage per call 5½
Number of calls referred to other Authorities 2
Number of calls answered for other authorities 69
Greatest number of calls answered in any one day 20
Average time-lag in reaching scene of-accident 5.89 mins.
Number of occasions upon which both ambulances were out
at the same time 28
Number of complete days when one vehicle was out of commission
for repairs 6
Number of accidents to ambulance vehicles 8
Number of instances of mechanical breakdown 6