AMBULANCE STATISTICS
During the past year ending on March 31 the cases attended by the Wellington District Free Ambulance were as follows, the previous year's figures being given in parentheses:— Accidents, 1722 (1481); medical to hospital, 4769 (4186); medical from hospital, 1329 (1677); X-ray, 306 (376); massage and special treatment, 1471 (1432); maternity, 208 (247); public hospital cases, 2856 (2152); mental, 149 (146); minor cases, 159 (161); and miscellaneous, 200 (142).
No fewer than 13,169 patients were attended, the cars travelling 105,810 miles; this, it was reported at iast night's annual meeting of the Free Ambulance, represented an increase of 1169 patients attended, and 6213 miles travelled, compared with the previous year. From its inception the service has rendered assistance to no fewer than 104,168 patients, and in performing this service has travelled 930,309 miles.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 152, 30 June 1939, Page 11
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135AMBULANCE STATISTICS Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 152, 30 June 1939, Page 11
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