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Hospitals provided or subsidised by the Borough Council or by
the London County Council.
(1) Tuberculosis. The Borough Council possess the right to use two
endowed bods at the Mount Vernon Hospital at Northwood; and two
beds at the Hampstead General Hospital. Haverstock Hill, Hampstead,
which latter would be available for surgical tuberculosis.
Residential Institutional Treatment provided by the London County
Council.
(2) Maternity. The Borough Council pays a subsidy per case for
every Hampstead woman confined in Queen Charlotte's Hospital, and
in return receives letters of admission. 73 Hampstead women were
confined in Queen Charlotte's Hospital in 1922.
Arrangements were in operation during 1922 wherebv beds were
available in the Catherine Gladstone Home, Mitcham, for women
recovering from confinement. Both mother and baby were admitted,
or the mother alone if the baby did not survive. Unfortunately, the
Home ceased to accept our cases towards the end of the year, but during
1922, 5 mothers and 5 babies were admitted.
The Borough Council has two endowed beds in the Hampstead
General Hospital, which can be utilised for the purpose of providing
hospital accommodation for the mother.
(3) Children. The beds referred to in the preceding paragraph are
available in special cases for children.
As regards infants who are ill and have a definite disease, or
who although not actually suffering from any nameable disease, yet
are failing to thrive, and need to be placed under skilled and trained
supervision, the Borough Council has made arrangements with
" Northcourt Hospital," College Crescent, whereby suitable cases may
be admitted. During 1922,26 children were -cut to that Institution
under this arrangement, the Borough Council paying the Hospital a
fixed rate per bed per week, and the patients In ing asssesed according
to their means.
(4) Fever
Provided by the Metropolitan Asylums Board,
(5) Small- pox
(6) Other e.g., Diphtheria, Enteric Fever ditto
Institutional Provision.
There are Homes one for each of these;
established in the Borough by Voluntary
(Committees
For Unmarried .Mothers
For Illegitimate Infants