ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

Evening Star, Issue 18033, 29 July 1922, Page 13

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

ANNUAL REPORT) The annua] report of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas (Dominion of New Zealand) states that the returns furnished by divisions show that tho strongest ambulance units on the roll are Auckland (30), Napier (29), Wanganui and Christchurch (26 each), while amongst the nursing divisions Auckland musing heads the list with 56 members, followed by Dunedin nursing (48), Wellington nursing (43), Auckland National Reserve nursing (41), Avonside nursing (34), Wellington National Reserve nursing (41V, Avonside nursing (34), Wellington South nursing (32), Selwyn nursing (31), Beckenham nursing (30), Timam nursing (29), Dunedin Central nursing and Oamaru nursing (28), Christchurch nursing (27), Epsom nursing (25). Tho annual reports furnished by the various divisions show that the number of cases of first aid attended to on public duty was 1,422, against 1,285 for the previous year. Auckland division heads tho list with 432 cases, the others showing large figures being:—Auckland National Reserve (416) and Christchurch (173). The work of the Auckland divisions, as shown above, is specially meritorious. The number of removals was 570. Tho three highest units are:—lnvercargill 207, Timaru 151, and Oamaru 109—all fine records of work.

The cases of first aid “ not on public duty ” which were attended to totalled 2,006 j as against 1,974 for 1920, the principal figures being contributed by Pc to no (693), Wauigawa-Masterton (461), Christchurch (287), Tirnaru (151), Auckland National Reserve (98), Auckland (92), Dunedin nursing (77), Avonside nursing (72), Selwyu nursirtg (61), Auckland ntfrsing (59), Wellington (56), Beckenham nursing (47). The record of the Pctono and WaingawaMasterton divisions is deserving of special notice. It is felt that many other units could make a much bettor showing if care was taken by members to record the cases attended to. There is no doubt that each year several hundred cases arc never entered up. Tho number of cases nursed privately by moans of nursing divisions was 505, against 384 for the previous year, the largest numbers being supplied by Caversham nursing 131, Dunedin nursing 101, Hampden nursing 58. Wellington nursing 35. During the year the _ Ashburton ambulance and nursing divisions have been formed, and added to the strength of the Canterbury and West Coast district.