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Institutional Provision for Unmarried Mothers.
The Main Memorial Home, 49, Cartwright Gardens, W.C. 1, provides accommodation
for young unmarried women expecting for the first time to become mothers. The Home is
maintained by funds obtained from voluntary sources, but a grant is made by the Ministry of
Health.
St. Margaret's Home, 13, Burton Street, W.C.I. This Rescue Home, maintained
entirely by funds from voluntary sources, provides accommodation for young women and babies
requiring care and supervision, and endeavours to find suitable situations for those capable
of work.
Ambulance Facilities.
London Ambulance Service (Accident and General). Headquarters, The County Hall,
S.E.I. Telephone Hop 0262. Provides the following services: —
(1) For removal of infectious cases.
(2) For non—infectious and accident cases.
(31 For maternity cases.
Urgent maternity cases are removed to hospital at any hour of the day or night, free
of charge, on application by a qualified medical practitioner or certified midwife, provided that
a doctor or midwife accompanies the patient.
Other ambulance facilities include :—
St. John's Ambulance Association, St. John's Gate, Clerkenwell, E.C.I. Tel.
Clerkenwell 6644.
British Red Cross and Order of St. John Ambulances, These convey prpgnant women
to hospitals from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tel. Sloane 7136.
Clinics, Treatment Centres, etc.
For the purpose of reference these are given in tabular form ; details concerning the
work carried out will be found on succeeding pages.
Situation. By whom provided.
A. Artificial Light Clinics.
Raydon Street, (Maternity and Child Welfare The Borough Council.
Centre), South Higligatc
Almeric Paget Clinic, Rochford Street A Voluntary Committee,
The Institute of Ray Therapy, 152—154, Camden „
Road
A number of the hospitals in the Borough also provide this treatment.