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A noteworthy addition to these is the magnificent new
St. David's wing of the Royal Northern Hospital, Holloway, in
the Borough of Islington. This is a block of wards and rooms
for paying patients—a much-needed institution in North London.
The terms of admission and of medical and surgical attention
may be obtained on application to the Secretary of the Hospital.
Generally speaking, the hospital provision for the area is
adequate. At all events, no case has come to my notice of a
person requiring admission to hospital for whom no hospital bed
could be found.
INSTITUTIONAL PROVISION FOR UNMARRIED
MOTHERS, ILLEGITIMATE INFANTS AND
HOMELESS CHILDREN.
The County Council of Middlesex, in the exercise of their
duties taken over from the late Guardians of the Poor, provide
institutional care for these cases.
The Hornsey Deanery Association for Preventive and Rescue
Work at Beacon Lodge, Eastern Road, Fortis Green, is carrying
on good work in this field.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
Adequate ambulance facilities for all types of case—
infectious, non-infectious, maternity, accidents, etc.—exist in the
area, and no change has taken place in these arrangements in
1931. The special Guy ambulance, used mainly for the transport
of physically and mentally defective children for the Education
Committee—was replaced by a larger and more suitable Morris
Viceroy motor ambulance coach in October, 1931.
This vehicle travels about 12.000 miles a year and carries
over 20,000 passengers.

There were 27 cases of accident or illness in streets within
the Borough attended by other ambulances, owing to the Borough
Ambulance being otherwise engaged,