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Supply of Insulin.
Under Section 177 of the Public Health Act the Council is authorised
to supply insulin for the treatment of diabetes " for the poorer
inhabitants of the district." Eight cases were provided with insulin
free of cost during the year.
Ambulance Facilities.
Infectious Cases—The removal of infectious cases to isolation
hospital is provided by the ambulances of the Cuddington Joint Hospital
Board.
Non-infectious Cases—The Council maintain two ambulances and
one sitting case car at The Grove, Carshalton, to provide a free service
for the removal of residents within a twenty miles radius and from
County hospitals, The following information, supplied by the Hon.
Ambulance Officer, indicates the use made of the service during the
year,
Calls to Street Accidents, etc. 148
Answered by own ambulances 131
Transferred to other authorities 17
Calls to remove cases from domestic dwellings to nursing
homes, hospitals, or vice versa 1,105
Answered by own ambulances 1,006
Transferred to other authorities 99
Calls answered for authorities in other districts 151
Total calls answered 1,404
Distance travelled on calls (miles) 10,603
Average mileage per call (miles) 8.23
Number of occasions on which both ambulances were
out at the same time 5
Number of occasions on which a third call was transferred
to other services when both vehicles were out
or one under repair 116
Greatest number of calls answered in any one day 13
Reciprocal arrangements exist with all neighbouring authorities.
The total calls answered was 178 more than in the year before, but the
mileage involved was 158 less.
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