[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Ellesmere Port Borough.

  • Ellesmere Port (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Ellesmere Port Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Committee also recommended that telephones be in- stalled in the houses of six Driver/Attendants for the purpose of “On-Call” duties, and that two Driver/Attendants be placed “On- Call” Monday to Friday 6 p.m. to 7 a.m., Saturday 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday. Transport. The vehicle establishment is as follows:— 5 Ambulances; 2 Sitting Case Cars. 7 A Bedford Lomas Ambulance was received in April 1955, replacing the Commer Ambulance MMB.281. A Bedford Lomas Sitting Case Car /Ambulance was received in August 1955, re- placing the Austin Ambulance LLG.908. It was recommended that the Commer Ambulance be transferred to Civil Defence. The Austin Ambulance was transferred to the Bebington Division for Civil Defence purposes. Civil Defence (Ambulance Section). The course of lectures commenced in the Autumn of 1954 had to be abandoned early in the year owing to lack of support. A further effort was made to re-open the course in the Autumn of 1955, but owing to very small attendances it was not practicable to conduct the course of lectures. (Section 28) PREVENTION OF ILLNESS — CARE AND AFTERCARE. TUBERCULOSIS. A — Number of Cases investigated in Division:— (1) Tuberculosis: (a) Number of Forms C. and A.C.4 completed 48 (Primary Investigation). (b) Number of Forms C. and A.C.22 completed 264 (Follow-Up Visits).