[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The actual figures are as follows : — Total registrations since the commencement of the scheme 36,680 No. of these who had received 3 injections 2,340 No. of these who had received 2 injections 30,009 No. of these who had received 1 injection 1,638 No. awaiting vaccination (no injections) 2,693 Those who had two injections were distributed as follows: — Year when Children horn Young Persons Expectant Other priority vaccinated 194:* to 1958 born 1983 to 1942 Mothers groups Totals 1956 727 — — — 727 1957 5797 — — — 5797 1958 23419 1105 1128 173 25825 Totals ... 29943 1 105 1128 173 32349 AMBULANCE SERVICE. At the end of the year the Council’s fleet of vehicles consisted of 12 ambulances and 18 dual purpose vehicles used mainly for sitting-case work, and use was also made of two ambulances provided by the St. John Ambulance Brigade for the Filey area and 1 ambulance provided by the British Red Cross Society at Market Weighton. At the end of the year 42 whole-time and one part-time driver/attendants were being employed. A reference to the tables and graph which appear on the follow- [| ing pages will show that the reduction in the demands made on the f ambulance service during 1957 has not been maintained and in fact [i the number of patients carried on account of illness and in connection ■ with the hospital service was practically the same in 1958 as it had d been for 1956. This increase over the 1957 figures is almost entirely Ij due to more demands for transport to and from out-patient depart- rj ments. In addition, the ambulances have been used more for the transport of handicapped persons to and from the Club sessions a organised for this group of people by the Welfare Department and, as from April, one sitting-case vehicle from Beverley and one from Hessle were making journeys twice a day to transport mentally •n defective children to and from the Ilolden Occupation Centre in d Hull. This use has resulted in nearly 3,500 more “ patient > journeys ” than in 1957 and explains why the number of patients •j carried in 1958 is higher than for any other previous year, although I] the mileage run was very little more than in 1956.