FREE AMBULANCE SERVICE

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 14, 14 December 1932, Page 4

FREE AMBULANCE SERVICE

MEETING OF COMMITTEE. The monthly meeting of the committee of the Free Ambulance Service was held last evening at tho free ambulance station, when the chairman (Major Bosworth) presided. Accounts totalling £47 5s were passed for payment. The superintendent and hon. secretary (Mr Francis H. Holz) reported as follows:—“The woi\k of the service is now increasing so rapidly that it is fast becoming impossible to' cope with the work with only one ambulance. During the past two months 150 cases have been attended as compared to only 176 cases for tho whole of tho first six months. This clearly indicates tho increasing demands upon the service, which has now been in active operation for the past 8 months and has attended altogether 320 cases (130 accidents and 196 medical transports) the mileage travelled in connection therewith being 6121. Tho calls were received as follow: City 237, Foilding 11, Levin 9, Levin (races) 2, Otalci 1, Foxton 8, Foxton (motor sports) 7, Shannon 5, Mnngahao 1, Rongotea 4, Halcombe 2, Cheltenham 1, Ashhurst 1, Awahuri 2, Moutoa 1, Bunnythorpo 3, Longburn 4, Tokomaru 4, Hiinatangi 1, Manakau 1, Taikorea 1, Tangimoana 3, Rangiotu 1, Ballance 1, Pahiatua Track 1, Newbury 2, Milson 3, Kauwhata 2, Fitzherbert 1, and 4 eases have been removed to Porirua, 1 case from Otaki to Waipukurau, and 1 case from Levin to Wellington. During November 87 cases were attended (51 accidents and 36 medical transports) the mileage travelled being 1448. The calls were as follow: City 65, Feilding 1, Levin 1, Levin (races) 2, Shannon 2, Mangaliao 1, Tokomaru 1, Hiinatangi 1, Tangimoana 1, Longburn 4, Bunnythorpe 1, Kauwhata 2, Milson 3, and 1 case was removed to Porirua and 1 from Levin to Wellington. Hie honorary staff provided by the Palmerston North Division of St. John Ambulance Brigade has now rendered 2197 hours of voluntary duty, of which 243 hours were done during November.”