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Midwives.
There are approximately 80 midwives practising in the area but
the exact number is not known as they are supervised by the County
Council and are not registered as practising in any sub-divisions
of the County area. On page 35 will be found particulars of
financial assistance towards payment of midwives in certain cases.
Hospitals.
The following hospitals are situated within the district and offer
accommodation to the inhabitants as well as to large numbers
domiciled in other areas.
(a) Voluntary.
St. Thomas's Hospital, Albert Embankment, S.E.I, contains
640 beds and large out-patients' departments. A Maternity
and Child Welfare Centre is included in the latter to which
a grant is made by the Council.
King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, S.E.5, contains 384
beds and general and special out-patient departments.
Royal Waterloo Hospital, Waterloo Road, S.E.I. For women
and children, 130 beds and out-patient department.
Belgrave Hospital, 1, Clapham Road, S.W.9. For children,
76 beds and a well-attended out-patient department.
General Lying-In Hospital, York Road, S.E.I. For women, 76
beds. A Maternity and Child Welfare Clinic is attached to
the out-patient department and to which a grant is made by
the Borough Council.
Clapham Maternity Hospital, Jeffreys Road, S.W.8. For
women, 50 beds and an out-patient department.
(b) State-aided.
Lambeth Hospital, Brook Street, S.E.I. This is a general
hospital, fully equipped for all types of cases especially for the
treatment of cancer by radium and X-rays.
South Western Hospital, Landor Road, S.W.9. A hospital
for infectious diseases, containing 323 beds.
Ambulance Facilities.
There are no ambulances belonging to the Borough Council.
By arrangement with the County Council free ambulances are
available for the conveyance of women to institutions for confinement
between the hours of 11.0 p.m., and 8.0 a.m. The
suggestion to extend the provision to a 24-hour service by the