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midwife, who resides in the borough. (For further
particulars sea the section of this report dealing with
Maternity and Child Welfare).
Board of Guardians: Maternity wards in Bethnal
Green Hospital. Dr. B. D. O'Leary informs me that
274 maternity cases were dealt with in the year ended
the 30th September, 1929.
Other.
There are 2 private midwives living and practising
in the borough while about 6 others who reside outside
also frequently practice in the borough.
The maternity services connected with the London
Hospital, City of London Maternity Hospital, Salvation
Army Mid wives, Maternity Home, 24, Underwood
Street, E.l, Maternity Hospital, 384-396, Commercial
Boad, E.l, and Boyal London Maternity Charity,,
although these Institutions are situated or directed
from outside the Borough, are also largely used by
residents of the Borough.
MEDICAL TREATMENT OF PERSONS INSUBED
UNDEB THE NATIONAL (HEALTH)
INSUBANCE ACTS.
Arrangements are made by the London Insurance
Committee. I understand that 90 medical practitioners
are on the medical panel for the Borough, 37 of whom
have consulting rooms in the Borough.
AMBULANCES.
The unification of the M.A.B. services with those
of the L.C.C. will no doubt involve some modification
of the ambulance arrangements. At the end of 1929,
the latter were as follow : —
Infectious Diseases.
In addition to their use for the removal of patients