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Tottenham 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Tottenham Motor Ambulance Service, 1938.
Month.
No. of Cases.
Receipts.
Surgical.
School
Children.
(Attend
ances.)
Total
Mileage.
T.E.C.
Paying
Cases.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
January
778
1,961
4,557
2
12
6
February
798
2,677
5,472
4
0
0
March
891
3,083
6,329
780
16
5
5
7
6
April
795
1,857
4,217
3
11
3
May
997
3,098
6,308
4
2
6
June
818
2,267
5,209
715
8
7
5
16
1
July
766
2,648
5,469
2
8
10
August
764
297
2.966
5
15
6
September
719
3,130
5,963
606
10
5
3
0
6
October
842
2,507
5,851
3
5
0
November
748
3,150
5,926
5
9
4
December
713
2,287
5,227
816
18
10
4
5
0
9,629
28,962
63,294
£2,919
14
3
£49
14
0
£2.969 8 3
Total mileage to date 1,090,068
Number of street accidents and illnesses for the year 437
The oxygen resuscitator was used on 7 occasions.
Nursing in the Home.
Domiciliary treatment has been undertaken for a number of cases
of mild Scarlet Fever, and the Council employ one whole-time nurse
and one part-time nurse who divide their time between supervision of
infectious disease cases and attendance at diphtheria immunisation
clinics. The Council make an annual grant to the Tottenham District
Nursing Association for their services in nursing non-infectious cases in
their homes.
Clinics and Treatment Centres.
A list of Clinics and Treatment Centres is given elsewhere in the
Report. The Gynaecological Clinic established by the Council in 1936
has been continued.