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
Richmond upon Thames 1945
[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. | 1379 |
| Number of calls received between 6 p.m. and midnight | 341 |
| Number of calls received between midnight and 6 a.m. | 106 |
| Total calls for the year 1945 | 1826 |
Miscellaneous Figures.
| Total distance (in miles) covered by the ambulance vehicles in 1945 | 11044 |
| Average mileage per call | 6 |
| Number of calls referred to other Authorities | 34 |
| Number of calls answered for other Authorities | 59 |
| Greatest number of calls answered in any one day | 12 |
| Average time-lag in reaching scene of accident | 5-6 mins. |
| Number of occasions upon which both ambulances were out at the same time | 40 |
| Number of complete days when one vehicle was out of commission for repairs | 80 |
| Number of accidents to ambulance vehicles | 8 |
| Number of instances of mechanical breakdown | 9 |