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Maternity.
Nil. (See reference to the provision of maternity beds in St. Andrew's
Hospital on page 7).
Children.
At the Observation Wards two five-cot wards and an isolation ward
are provided for children suffering from malnutrition, etc. (See report
of Consulting Physician, page 124).
Other Hospitals.
There are no hospitals in the Borough provided or subsidised by
the Council.
There is one General Hospital, Poplar Hospital (supported
voluntarily), and St. Andrew's Hospital (maintained by the Board of
Guardians).
Other Institutions in the Borough are:—
Poplar Institution (Poplar Union);
Bow Institution (City of London Union);
Bromley House Institution (Stepney Union);
all of which are maintained by Boards of Guardians.
Institution for unmarried mothers, etc.
There is one such Institution in the Borough but it is not in any
way connected officially with the Council.
Ambulance facilities.
(a) For infectious cases: This service is provided by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board.
(b) For non-infectious and accident cases: The ambulance service
of the Metropolitan Asylums Board is available for non-infectious cases.
The ambulance service of the London County Council deals with
accident cases, and also is available for removal of parturient women
to hospital in cases of emergency.