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(2) Hospitals for Maternity Cases.
Most of the maternity cases for whom the Council arranges
institutional treatment are now admitted to the East End Maternity
Hospital. A few patients are still admitted to Oldchurch Hospital
and Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford, whilst a number are admitted
under the eare of the Consultant Gynaecologist to Charing
Cross Hospital. Cases of puerperal infection are admitted to
Oldchurch Hospital or to Rush Green Isolation Hospital.
(3) Hospitals for Children.
Most cases requiring operative treatment for Tonsils and
Adenoids are now treated as in-patients at King George Hospital,
though a small number are, at the parents' election, treated as
out-patients. Other hospitals with which arrangements are in force
for the treatment of this condition include Oldchurch and Queen
Mary's Hospital, Stratford. Cases of ophthalmia neonatorum are
admitted to St. Margaret's Hospital, Hampstead, and to the
Isolation Hospital ; and cases of pemphigus either to Oldchurch
Hospital or to the Isolation Hospital.
(4) Orthopaedic Hospitals.
Orthopaedic cases are admitted to the Royal National Orthopaedic
Hospital, Queen's Hospital, Hackney, or Cheyne Hospital.
Institutional provision for unmarried mothers, illegitimate
infants and homeless children.
See page 15, 1931 Annual Report.
Ambulance Facilities.
(a) For Infectious Cases.
A motor ambulance, provided by the Joint Hospital Board, is
Rationed at the Isolation Hospital at Rush Green.
b) Non-Infectious Cases and Accidents.
For details of the working of the two ambulances and of the
rules and charges made, see page 15 of 1931 Annual Report.
The following are the details of the work done by the ambulances
during the year, with the 1932 figures for purposes of
comparison:—
1933. 1932.
No. of accident cases conveyed 408 351
No. of other cases conveyed 1,370 664
No. of journeys made1,587 1,443
No. of miles run 17,863 16,246