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2. Queen Charlotte's Auxiliary Hospitals, Invermead,
Goldhawk Road.
(a) This hospital provides 20 beds for normal cases.
No beds are actually reserved for Borough Council cases,
but during the year 24 mothers residing in Hammersmith
were confined in Invermead.
(b) Queen Charlotte's Hospital Auxiliary Hospital for
Treatment and Investigation of Puerperal Sepsis, Ravenscourt
Square. This Hospital contains 30 beds.
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 7
mothers and their infants. Supported by voluntary subscriptions.
Jewish Hostel for Girls, Charcroft House, Roseford
Gardens, W.12.—Accommodation, 18 beds and 13 cots.
This hostel is conducted by a voluntary society towards
which the London County Council contributes.
DOMICILIARY MIDWIFERY SERVICE.
1. Municipal Midwife.
The provision of a Municipal Midwifery service by the
Borough Council under arrangement with the Hammersmith
District Nursing Association continued during the
year. Mothers desiring the services of the Municipal Midwife
have increased in number.