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INSTITUTIONAL TREATMENT FOR
UNMARRIED MOTHERS.
St. Margaret's Hostel, 466, Uxbridge Road, W.12.—
Accommodation for 10 mothers and their infants. This
hostel is conducted by a voluntary society towards which
the Ministry of Health contributes.
Hammersmith and Chiswick Refuge for Friendless
Girls, 36, Glenthorne Road, W.6.—Accommodation for 8
mothers and their infants. Supported by voluntary sub—
scriptions.
Jewish Hostel for Girls, Charcroft House, Roseford
Gardens, W.12.—Accommodation, 19 beds and 18 cots.
This hoatel is conducted by a voluntary society towards
which the London County Council contributes.
MATERNAL MORTALITY.
Consultants.—The provision of the services of four
Consulting Obstetricians whose services are at the disposal
of general practitioners in cases of difficulty or abnormality,
was continued upon the following terms: —
(1) That the patient must be a resident of Hammer—
smith .
(2) The medical practitioners immediately notify the
Medical Officer of Health that they have called in
the services of the Consultants, giving the name
and address of the patient, date of call, the reason
and the result.
(8) The Borough Council pay the fees of the Consultant,
but where the financial position justifies it,
the patient will be asked to pay a portion or the
whole of the fee.
No consultant was called in during the year.