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11
AMBULANCE FACILITIES
The South Middlesex and Richmond Fever Hospital has
ambulances for the conveyance of infectious diseases.
The Richmond Council have two ambulances for accident
and removal cases, together with an Austin Utility vehicle
originally presented to the Council by Mrs. Reynolds Veitch.
These three vehicles are located at the Technical Institute,
Kew Road. Covered accommodation is available for two of the
vehicles and the personnel are housed in a small part of the
ground floor of the Institute.
Ten whole time driver-attendants are employed to operate the
service; this number includes a Station Officer and three women.
The two ambulance vehicles are very old and for this reason
are rather frequently undergoing repair. One new Austin
ambulance has been ordered.
Even so, a satisfactory service has been maintained although
the number of calls continues to increase each year. Reciprocal
mutual-aid arrangements exist with surrounding Boroughs and
it will be seen from the table that calls were answered for other
Authorities on 58 occasions.
The following table shows the continued increase in the
work of the Richmond Ambulance Service:—