[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Berwick County Council.

  • Berwickshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Berwick County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    33 AMBULANCE SERVICES. Turns out ... • • • ... • • • 519 Mileage ... ... • • • ,,, 37,551 Patients carried ... ... ... ... 891 Miles. Patients Infectious Disease cases accounted for 3,776 73 Tuberculous cases 2,925 110 Other Diseases 593 17 Education cases 2,236 100 Child Welfare cases ... 6,498 102 Orthopaedic cases 8,962 348 Public Assistance cases 1,747 29 Private cases 8,878 112 Other runs 1,936 — 37,551 891 The Ambulance Service, after the 5th July, became responsibility of the Regional Hospital Board, but the County Council were asked to continue to supervise the service for the Board. BLIND PERSONS ACT, 1938. The number of persons on the Blind Roll at the 31st December, 1948, was 20. 4 new cases were added during the year, and 3 were taken off the roll. During the year 181 visits were paid by Miss Campbell, visitor of the Society for Teaching the Blind in their own homes. Lessons in Braille reading and writing, 4.