London Ambulance Service
The first ambulance service in London was started by the Metropolitan Asylums Board  in 1879. It was for infectious patients, but it started carrying accident victims and emergency medical cases.  The London County Council started  an emergency ambulance service in February 1915 under the control of the chief of the London Fire Brigade. It was the first public body to employ women drivers, because so many men had volunteered for military service. By July 1916, the London County Council Ambulance Corps staff were all women.  In 1930 it had 150 motor ambulances.