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Hampstead 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Number of women (if any) sent by the Council to other
Maternity Institutions:—30 to Queen Charlotte's Hospital,
for which the Borough Council subscribes £1 per Hampstead
case admitted.
8. Homes and Hospitals for Sick or Ailing Children under 5 years of age. I.
| Separate institutions provided by the Council for these cases. | OtherInstitutions (with accommodation for these cases) provided by theCouncil, e.g., those transferred to the Council under Part I of the Local Government Act, 1929. | Institutions provided byVoluntary Associations and subsidised by the Council. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Institutions | *The Children's Hospital, Hampstead (Voluntary Institution). | ||
| Number of beds provided' for such children | 16 Beds for children under 5 years— Borough Council pays for accommodation of certain cases admitted under their Scheme. | ||
| Total number of children admitted to these beds during the year | No children were admitted through the Borough Council. (204 other children admitted.) | ||
*This Hospital functioned up to the outbreak of war.
II.
Number of such children (if any) sent by the Council to other
Institutions:—Nil.
9. Convalescent Homes.
During the year five mothers after confinement, with their babies,
were sent by the Council to Convalescent Institutions.
10. Homes for Mothers and Babies:—Nil.
11. Day Nurseries.
(a) Number of day nurseries :—
(i) provided by the Council:—Nil.
(ii) provided by Voluntary Associations:—1 (Hampstead
and North St. Pancras Day Nursery), evacuated on
outbreak of war to a Reception Area.
(b) Number of places for children under 5 years of age in the
nurseries:—
(i) provided by the Council:—Nil.
(ii) provided by Voluntary Associations:—45-50.