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Institutional Provision for:—
(a) Unmarried Mothers and Illegitimate Infants.—Those in need
of assistance have had provision made for them at the Home
which is organised by the Women's Council of the Evangelical
Free Churches, and which is now situated at Ross
Road, Upper Norwood, a convenient site for this area.
The Mother and Baby remain in the Home a certain time
and then the Home takes charge of the Baby and the Mother
returns to work.
(b) Homeless Children.—There are two voluntary institutions in
the district which provide excellent accommodation and
care for a number of orphaned and homeless children.
St. Hilda's Home, Crescent Road.—This Home, which is
managed by the Waifs and Strays Society, has accommodation
for 30 girls aged from 1 to 12.
The Home of Compassion, Bromley Road.—This Home has
accommodation for 18 girls aged 5 to 15. Any class of child
is accepted.
The Bonaker Children's Hostel. This is a home provided
by private enterprise and is intended for children of wellto-do
parents. There is accommodation for 20 children, and
there were at the time of enquiry 7 boys and 7 girls in the
Home aged from 7 weeks to 5 years.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
1. For Infectious Diseases.—The Bromley and Beckenham Joint
Hospital Board provide motor Ambulances for the removal of Fever
cases to hospital, and during the year have made additional arrangements
to return cases to their homes when discharged. Tubercular
patients requiring an Ambulance are removed to Sanatoria by the
Metropolitan Asylums Board Ambulance at fixed charges.