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18
AMBULANCE SERVICE.
The Council has two Motor Ambulances for the removal
of infectious patients to hospital, and two ambulances for
removing bedding, clothing, or other infected material to the
disinfecting station.
There are also in addition two motor ambulances for transference
of non-infectious and accident cases to or from institutions.
The latter ambulances made 1,212 journeys during the
year. In 472 cases persons were removed from one address to
another within the Borough. In 733 cases from an address
within the Borough to an institution outside, or vice versa.
Provision is made for a Nurse to accompany the patient, and
hot bottles are supplied during the cold weather.
Mutual arrangements are in existence between West Ham.
the County Borough of East Ham, and the District of Barking
for reciprocal use of ambulances on call in case of emergency
should the ambulance of one or other Authority be unavailable,
and 7 journeys were made under this arrangement during 1927.
Facilities for obtaining ambulances through Tram Conductors
and the Police have been made, and transparencies are
displayed on all West Ham cars giving full information.
Notices to the same effect are exhibited at all the Council's
Conveniences, Fire Stations, Schools, and other public buildings.
During the year a new Austin Motor Ambulance, capable
of carrying 6 cases, was purchased. This was necessary on
account of one of the existing ambulances, which had been in
use for over 8 years, having become quite unsafe for the
conveyance of patients.