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Provision for Unmarried Mothers, Illegitimate Infants and
Homeless Children.
Provision is made at Mayday Hospital and at various Children's
Homes. Unmarried mothers are admitted to Mayday Hospital
and to St. Mary's Maternity Hospital, as well as to a maternity
home at Upper Norwood, established by the Free Church Council.
One other Voluntary Institution also offers facilities for unmarried
mothers, namely, The Mission of Hope, Birdhurst Lodge. The
Mission of Hope also receives illegitimate children from various
districts, as a preliminary to establishing them with foster mothers
or adopting parents. The Babies' Help Committee of the Croydon
Mothers' and Infants' Welfare Association is especially concerned
with individual cases of unmarried mothers and their children.
The Nalional Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
This Society, through their Inspector, Mr. Brown, has helped
the department in various ways. During the year 13 cases were
dealt with. The reasons for reference were: general neglect, 11;
other causes, 2. These cases affected the welfare of 20 children,
and entailed 49 visits by the Inspector.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
(1) Two Motor Ambulances are provided by the Council for
tlie removal of infectious cases from the Borough and Penge.
(2) For non-infectious, surgical or medical cases—
(a) One motor ambulance provided by the Council for
the removal of cases to the Mayday Hospital and
operating from the hospital.
(b) Four motor ambulances provided by the Council
operating from the Chief Fire Station, Park Lane.
(c) Three motor ambulances operating from the Addiscombe
Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade.
(d) One motor ambulance provided by the Public
Assistance Committee and operating from Queen's
Road Homes.