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cases of smallpox is situated at North Ealing on ground adjoining
the Northern Sewage Works and about half-a-mile from the Smallpox
Hospital. This consists of two wards, which provide for two
families, or eight persons.
Ambulance Facilities.—(a) General.—For the removal of
cases of non-infectious illness the Council maintains two motor
ambulances, one of which is lent by the Ambulance Committee of
the Joint Council of the British Red Cross Society and the Order
of St. John. The use of the ambulance in the district is given
free of charge, but when the journey is outside a charge of one guinea
is made, except in necessitous cases, when the fee is either reduced
or remitted.
(b) Infectious Disease.—The Chiswick and Ealing Hospitals
Committee have two horse-drawn ambulances for the removal of
infectious cases to the Isolation Hospital. Owing, however, to the
long distances to be travelled in taking cases from Chiswick, Hanwell
and Greenford, and to the growing appreciation of the value of
expeditous removal of cases of diphtheria, these will it is hoped
give place in the course of the year to two motor ambulances.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The scheme of Maternity and Child Welfare, as previously
outlined, remains the same, with the exception that the arrangements
for giving health lectures and demonstrations have been
considerably developed. Health talks or lectures and demonstrations
of the cutting-out, sewing and knitting of useful garments,
etc., form a daily routine. In this work the Health Visitors are
greatly and most valuably assisted by Mrs. Cocker and Mrs. Morris,
two members of the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee.
The permanent staff engaged in Maternity and Child Welfare
consists of Dr. John W. Bell, Ante-Natal Consultant; Dr. Grace
Banham, Child Consultant, three Health Visitors and a Clerk, to
all of whose salaries the Ministry of Health make contributions.