ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18875, 30 May 1923, Page 9

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

THE DOMINION BRIGADE. ■ . The annual report of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas (within the dominion of Now Zealand) states that the.reports furnished fey districts are generally, of a satisfactory nature, and indicate am.opti- .. mistic tone with regard to the future of the brigade. There is evidence of an increased activity amongst units. ~ h - The division returns show that the strongest ambulance units on the roll are; Wanganui 35, Christchurch 31, Napier 2s, Auckland 1 National Reserve 24, Waingawa-Musterton 22, and- Auckland 20. Amongst the nursing divisions Auckland Nursing heads thelist with 53 members, followed by Auckland National Reserve Nursing 44, Wellington Numing ,40, Dunedin Nursing 40, Selwyn Nursing 35, Wellington South Nursing 34, Timaru Nursing 31, Dunedin Central Nursing-27,• Epsom Nursing 26, Christchurch Nursing,' Avonsid© Nursing, Oamaru Nursing 25 -each, Wanganui Central Nursing and Beckenham Nursing 2!) each. ' The annual reports furnished by divisions show that the nuinhei of cases of first awl attended to on public duty was 2098, against : 1422 for the preceding year, and 1285'for 1920. Auckland National Reserve Division heads the list with .1055 cases, followed:by Auckland Division with 418. The work, ■of the National Reserve Division is particularlycommendable. Amongst the nursing, dim : aions Auckland Nursing attended to 92 cases, and Wellington Nursing to 81 cases. . The number of removals was 861. Th<* three highest unite are: Timaru 163, Oamjmi 92, and Waingawa-Masterton 47—a1l good jecOrds of work. , The cases of first aid “not on public duty.!’which were attended to totalled 2530,-. aa against 2566 for 1921, and 1074 for 1920. Tl>o principal figures were contributed by: Deton© 907, waingawa-Masterton 399, Auckland A*tional Reserve 263, Christchurch 256, Wellington 120, Timaru 117, Wellington South Nursing 85, Auckland Nursing 77, Auckland 63, Christchurch Railway 59, Napier 55, Beckenham Nursing 43. and Ashburton 40. The number of case® nursed privately by members of nursing divisions was 710.. against 605 for 1921, and 384 tor 1920, The chief contributors were: Dunedin Nursing ~389,, Caveishsm Nursing 360, Hampden Nursing 40, Auckland. Nursing and Epsom Nursing • 34 each. A