River Ambulance Service
The River Ambulance Service was established in London by the Metropolitan [Asylums Board] to transport patients with smallpox to isolation hospitals. Paddle steamers such as the Geneva Cross were used as ambulance steamers.
The River Ambulance Service was established in London by the Metropolitan [Asylums Board] to transport patients with smallpox to isolation hospitals. Paddle steamers such as the Geneva Cross were used as ambulance steamers.