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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
Sutton and Cheam 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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CIVIL AMBULANCE SERVICE
The Council's Civil Ambulance was operated by personnel
of the Civil Defence Ambulance Service, and was stationed
at the Sutton Civil Defence Depot during the year 1944.
The ambulance is primarily intended for street accidents
and cases of urgent illness and maternity, but when possible
deals with any reasonable calls where private arrangements
cannot be made. The ambulance is new stationed at bhe
Fire Station, Throwley Road. Sutton (Telephone Vigilant 2222-3-4)
The numbers of calls dealt with during the 1944 were as follows.
| Type of Case | Accident | Illness in Street | Urgent Illness at Home | Non-urgent Illness at Home | Maternity | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases | 274 | 158 | 353 | 46 | 198 | 1029 |
Of the 1029 cases, 107 were dealt with by using Civil
Defence Ambulances as additional vehicles, 13 were dealt with
by assistance from adjoining districts, and 6 were dealt with
by private ambulances on behalf of the Council, In addition
to the above, 50 calls for inter hospital transport were
dealt with.
The following table shows the number of calls per month.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 61 | 97 | 92 | 105 | 83 | 109 | 58 | 62 | 75 | 95 | 113 | 1029 |
The following table shows the number of days in the year on which the number of calls varied from 0 to 9.
| No. of calls per day | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| No. of days in year | 33 | 65 | 94 | 58 | 56 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | |
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