The Emergency Branch received 2.621 calls, an increase of 1,066 on 32, and carried 2,767 patients, The number of calls is increasing rapidly, the year's total showing an of 8G per cent. on 1932, the second very that this branch "of the service has been operated by the Brigade, The number of calls received waa, 2,370, a decrease of 695. in 1982, while Une number of patients con: veyed to or from hospital amounted 2,710, a decrease of 978 on 1992. This considerable drop in the number of patients ix accounted for mainly by the fact that the 1033 figures included 373 who had beow conveyed between hospitals proper and temporary locations during the evacuations made necessary by the Sino-Japanese confi There has been increased activity.
the construction of new build driving the year. 83 new fire ins Intions were completed, tested a brought into use, while 27 additions and five alternations were effected on existing installations; in addition, fire Installations of varying sizes were in the course of being installed in 184 new premises at the end of the. year.
The number of pumping conneeions in the International Settlemens and Special Rated Area is 992, the catastrophic explosion and fire Tat Rubber Shoe Factory on February
tory fires, the necessity of adopting and og) subsequent rubber face mmployoes of the Tee maining rubber factories in the) Settlement, as. well -as those in other industries using hazardous materials and processes, was felt. The Department ce-operated with ithe Secretariat. inputting Into effect means for the more adequate protection of industrial workers tenerally, a member of the Brigade Fnspection " Staff having espe ally detailed for this work.
rosecutions.—There were 17 DrOsections for the unauthorised star.
of hazardous goods, and in ati convictions were obtained,
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