[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough.
- Dudley (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1962
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Premises in Tower Street op])()site tlie Police and Fire Stations were acquired for use as an Ambnlance Station. The buildings, however, could not be used to full advantage until access to the rear could be arraTiged. Establishment 21 Ambulance Drivers form the establishment of operational personnel to deal with the norn)al day to day ambulance require- ments and cover is maintained by dividing the establishment to form groups of fo\ir watches, the principle being to have three eight hour periods of duty to cover 24 hours with an additional watch for day time cover. Training in first aid is arranged when staff are appointed. Vehicles 9 vehicles eom])rise the ambulance fleet, 5 being of a dual- purpose tyi)e sitting eas(‘ or stretcher. The remaining 4 are mainly used on stretcher eases. The following gives information regarding the number of cases and mileage undertaken throughout the period under review. ^linhidance Sitting Cars Cases Miles Cases Miles January 831 2,012 1,448 7,250 Februarv 266 1,495 1,368 6,235 March 249 1,404 1,694 7,524 April 224 1,518 1,343 6,595 >Iay 346 2,318 1,731 7,741 June 361 2,126 1,434 6,505 Julv 220 1,566 1,357 6,434 August 155 1,497 1,201 6,496 September 396 2,040 1,221 6,244 October 276 1,854 1,798 7,868 November 182 1,552 1,806 8,307 December 415 1,872 1.161 6,323 Totals 3.421 21,254 17.562 83,522 Section 28—Prevention of Illness, Care and After-Care General Under this Section of the National Health Service Act a wide range and variety of services are provided. With the completion of the new Central Clinic it was possible for the sick room equipment to be moved into an adequate store, and more items of ecpupment were added to those available on loan, which range from wheel chairs and bed pulleys to air rings and rubber sheets. The number of recpiests received from family doctors for re- ciq)erative holidays was again rather lower than has been usuai over the past few years. Only seven patients were sent to con- convaleseent homes for a period of two weeks,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29171271_0030.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
