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Princess Beatrice Hospital. As the Hospital is right
on our borders, it naturally takes quite a number of the
mothers who would normally attend our Clinics.

The numbers are lower than those for the previous
year, but more Hospital beds have been made available
within a reasonable distance of the Borough, and Hospital
treatment is usually very much cheaper than the
fees charged for the Council's Maternity Home.
Minor Ailments.
We are very careful not to undertake any treatment
at the Infant Welfare Centres which should be undertaken
by a doctor, midwife or District Nurse. Children
requiring treatment that is outside the scope of the work
of the Centres are referred to the proper quarter for the
attention they may need. The attendances for treatment
of minor ailments during 1932 have been as follows:—
No. of children attending 214
Attendances made 373
Cases of eye defects in mothers and children are referred
to the London County Council Oculist. Children
who attend the clinic regularly may attend the London
County Council local Treatment Centres, should they be
found to be suffering from Impetigo Contagiosa, as no
contagious or infectious disease is allowed to attend the
clinics.