London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Tottenham 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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A regular free service for conveying patients to hospitals for
treatment and dressings, is easily maintained, and vehicles are also
available at all hours of the day or night for urgent accident and
maternity cases.
The only charges made for use of the ambulances is in respect of
return journeys from the North Middlesex and the London Hospitals,
or for journeys outside the Metropolitan Police Area.
Adequately staffed by eight drivers and eight attendants, and
supervised by a Foreman, the service is at present sufficient for the
needs of the Borough.
Transport for the School Meals Service is an ancillary to the
Ambulance Service, and two vehicles are maintained for this purpose.
Accident and Hospital cases conveyed 4,210
Maternity cases conveyed 273
Special School journeys 1,402
The oxygen resuscitator was used on seven occasions.
| Month. | Mileage Ambulances | Mileage School Buses | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2,795 | 1,560 | 4,355 |
| February | 2,563 | 1,707 | 4,270 |
| March | 2,812 | 1,800 | 4,612 |
| April | 2,582 | 1,412 | 3,994 |
| May | 2,855 | 1,450 | 4,305 |
| June | 2,952 | 1,942 | 4,894 |
| July | 2,733 | 1,655 | 4,388 |
| August | 2,078 | - | 2,078 |
| September | 3,247 | 1,355 | 4,602 |
| October | 3,460 | 2,099 | 5,559 |
| November | 3,240 | 1,752 | 4,992 |
| December | 2,930 | 1,409 | 4,339 |
| Totals | 34,247 | 18,141 | 52,388 |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis).
The number of notifications of infectious disease excluding
Tuberculosis was 2,456 (see Table IV.)