17 Ambulance Calls and Four} Fire Calls Conditions in Shanghai on August 30 appeared to be returning to normal, so far as business was concerned, yet the Fire Brigade had quite a busy day.
The ambulance service attended 17 calls and conveyed 23 patients to hospital. In addition to <his work, three emergency ambulances were kept busy during the morning moving patients from one hospital to another in which service they conveyed 59 persons.
The fire-fighting side was also kept busy with four fire calls, one of which alone entailed some three hours of strenuous physical labour, no light matter in- this warm weather. In response to an appeal from another Department, one pump responded and was employed for about hours.
A visit of inspection was paid by the Chief Officer to the defence lines in the Northern area, for the purpose of checking up on outbreaks of fire reported in the vicinity.
The work at fires in the Northern and Eastern areas is very severe on hose and during the past few days it has been found necessary to take a good deal of hose out of commission for overhaul and extensive repairs
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