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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
FOR THE AREA.
Public Hospitals Situated In or Serving the District.
(1) Isolation Hospital.—Cases of infectious disease arising in
the district are treated at the Joint Hospital in South Ealing,
which is under the control of the Chiswick and Ealing Hospitals
Committee. At this Hospital, which is conveniently situated just
within the Southern boundary, cases from the Urban District of
Brentford and Chiswick are also treated.
The Hospitals Committee are now considering the extension
of the Hospital to provide for the rapidly growing population in
the districts served.
(2) Smallpox Hospital.—In accordance with the arrangements
made by the Middlesex County Council, the London County Council
receive into their Smallpox Hospitals cases of smallpox occurring
in Ealing.
(3) Tuberculosis Hospitals.—There are no hospitals for tuberculosis
in the Borough. The Middlesex County Council make
provision for the treatment of cases of tuberculosis at Harefield
Sanatorium and at Clare Hall Hospital.
(4) Maternity Hospital.—The Chiswick and Ealing Hospitals
Committee maintain a Maternity Hospital of 22 beds, which serves
both the needs of the Borough of Ealing and of the Urban District
of Brentford and Chiswick. So great has been the demand for
beds in this hospital that the Hospitals Committee are at the
present time considering the provision of additional beds.
(5) Hospital Provision for Children.—At the King Edward
Memorial Hospital there is a Children's Ward of 12 beds, where
children under five years of age can be referred for treatment from
the Health Centres. There is also a small Children's Ward of
three beds at the Hanwell Cottage Hospital.