ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 17, 14 October 1933, Page 22

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

Overseas Centres’ Work

The ambulance department of the St. John Ambulance Association (London) in the report for the year ended September 30, 1932, mentions that returns from overseas centres show the number of certificates issued to be 36,016, making the grand total of certificates issued by the_ association since its inception 2,207,059. It may be of interest to compare the grand total of certificates with the number of textbooks sold by the association since their first publication. First aid (1878) 3,500,000, home nursing (1880) 720,000, which, it will be observed, is nearly double that of certificates issued. Conversations have taken place with the Metropolitan Police authorities concerning the continuation of first aid “refresher" courses for the Force, and the home office has approved of the permanent Institution of such courses periodically.

No fewer than four overseas centres have acquired headquarters premises during the year, two in New Zealand, namely. Wellington and Canterbury and West Coast and. two in South Africa, namely, Natal and Orange Free State. .

The number of candidates who have received certificates since respective formation of New Zealand centres are: Auckland 17,701. Invercargill 458, Otago (Dunedin) 10,496, Wanganui 1161, Wellington 13,689. v