Report : 1936 / Chesham Cottage Hospital.

  • Chesham Cottage Hospital (Chesham, England)
Date:
1936
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Report : 1936 / Chesham Cottage Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The St. John Ambulance Brigade. County of Buckingham. FIGURES FOR 1936. The Motor Ambulance Service forms a very important part of the work of the Brigade. There are 18 vehicles in the County, which are in charge of the Brigade. During the twelve months ending December 31st, of last year, 4,580 cases were conveyed in these Ambulances, of which 795 were road accidents, and 327 other accidents. The total mileage traversed was over 97,996. The Chesham Section of the Brigade is constituted as follows : Ambulance Division 24 Members Nursing Division ... ... 12 Boy Cadet Division 8 ,, During 1936 the Chesham Ambulance conveyed 341 invalids and 44 accident cases, the mileage being 9,054. Members of the Nursing Division made 104 journeys with the Ambulance, when a member of their sex was being conveyed. The Men’s and the Nursing’Divisions, which furnish the trained personnel of the Ambulance, have separate local organizations, and are self-supporting, raising the necessary funds by social gatherings, etc. The Bellingdon Road Headquarters of the Brigade are vested in the Motor Ambulance Committee, and maintained at its expense. They are used for the Drills and Lectures of the Division, as well as for gatherings required to raise their funds. In addition, the building is loaned for the meeting of the Workers’ Hospital Committee and the Management Committee of the Hospital. The charges at present in force for the use of the Ambulance are based on lOd. per mile for the first 60 miles, and 8d. per mile for any excess distance. By arrangement with the Workers’ Hospital Committee Contributory Scheme no charge is made for the transport of its full members, when the use of the Ambulance is authorized.