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Summary of Medical Work,
Patients under treatment 31st December, 1933 208
Patients admitted during year 3,065
Daily attendances 13,010
Visits paid 1,671
Patients cured or relieved 3,306
Trusses 0
Casual Patients 273
Deaths 8
Patients under treatment 31st December, 1934 232
There is no institutional provision for unmarried mothers,
illegitimate infants or homeless children in the borough.
Ambulance Facilities.—(a) For infectious cases ambulances
are provided by the London County Council ('phone : Hop. 0262)
free.
(b) For non-infectious cases the London County Council have
special ambulances on payment : minimum Fee, twelve shillings
and sixpence.
For Accident cases the London County Council provide ambulances
('phone : Hop. 0262).
CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
1. Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.—There are
two Centres in the borough owned and staffed by the Council.
(a) Barton House, 233, Albion Road. Two large rooms
warmed by guarded coal fires. Four smaller rooms
warmed by guarded gas fires and electric radiators.
Three sessions for weighings and nurses' advice
weekly ; Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, at 2 p.m.
Two sessions for doctors' consultations conducted
by the Medical Officer of Health: Mondays and
Fridays at 2 p.m.