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Hospitals.
Ealing. There is no centre for the treatment of Venereal
Diseases in Ealing, the nearest centre supplying the
district being at the West London Hospital, Hammersmith.
Hospitals Provided or Subsidised by the Local
Authority or by the County Council.—(1) Tuberculosis—The
Middlesex County Council is the Authority
dealing with the provision of hospital accommodation
for cases of Tuberculosis. No institutions for such
cases exist within the district.
(2) Maternity—A Joint Committee composed of
representatives of Ealing and Chiswick Councils maintains
a Maternity Hospital to meet the needs of both
Ealing and Chiswick. Each district contributes towards
the cost an amount in accordance with its rateable
value. The Hospital is situated at South Ealing
just within the Borough boundary and provides accommodation
for sixteen patients. This accommodation
can be readily increased to 24 should an extension
be required in the future.
(3) Children—At the Ealing King Edward Memorial
Hospital there is a ward reserved exclusively for children
and the Council has made arrangements by which
six of the beds are placed at the disposal of children
under 5 years of age referred for indoor treatment
from the Maternity and Child Welfare Centre. The
charge made to the Council is at the rate of £2 2s. per
week for each bed occupied. The King Edward
Memorial Hospital is situated in Mattock Lane about
three minutes walk from the Welfare Centre.
(4) Fever—The Isolation Hospital is under the
management of the Joint Committee already referred