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During the year 28 funerals were arranged involving 19" males
and 9 females.
The amount paid to the Funeral Contractors was £298.11.0.,
but the sum of £124.10.8 was recovered by way of Grants, Insurance
Policies, Money found, and also by the sale of secondhand
furniture. The actual cost to the Council was therefore £174.0.4
Hospitals
Lambeth is within the catchment areas of two hospital groups,
the Lambeth and Camberwell Groups. These in turn are administered
by two different Regional Hospital Boards, the South West
Metropolitan and South East Metropolitan respectively. The areas
served by the two hospital groups extend beyond the Borough
boundaries. The Lambeth Group has premises outside the Borough
whilst the Camberwell Group has none within it.
In addition to hospital s within the normal hospital framework
of the National Health Service there are two teaching hospitals
in the Borough, King's College Hospital and St. Thomas's Hospital
each with its own Board of Governors.
The following is a list of hospitals within the Borough.
Lambeth Hospital Group (S.W. Regional Hospital Board).
Lambeth Hospital Brook Drive S.E. 11
South Western Hospital Landor Road, S. W. 9
Annie McCall Maternity Hospital - Jeffreys Road, S.W. 4
King's College Hospital Group
King's College Hospital - Denmark Hill, S.E.5
Belgrave Hospital for Children - Clapham Road, S.W. 9
St. Thomas's Hospital Group
St. Thomas's Hospital Westminster Bridge, S.E. 1
St. Thomas's Babies Hostel Black Prince Road, S.E.11
General Lying-in Hospital York Road, S.E.1
Royal Waterloo Hospital - Waterloo Road, S.E.1
Personal Health services
It is the duty of the Local Health Authority, in the case of
the Borough of Lambeth, the London County Council,either to
provide these services or arrange for their provision by some other
organisation.