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not to book early is precluded from being admitted. Additional
accommodation is pressingly required and the work in the way of
providing for it will be resumed whenever possible.
(5) Hospital Provision for Children.—At the King Edward
Memorial Hospital a children's ward provides 12 beds for children
and to this ward children under five years of age can be referred
for indoor treatment from the Health Centres. At the Hanwell
Cottage Hospital there is also a small children's ward with three
beds.
(6) Other Hospitals.—The King Edward Memorial Hospital,
which is a voluntary hospital, has, in addition to the children's
ward previously mentioned, 94 beds for the treatment of general,
medical and surgical cases. Twelve beds are also provided for
surgical or medical cases at the Hanwell Cottage Hospital. The
West Middlesex Hospital which is situated at Isleworth, a mile
and a half from the Borough boundary, is under the control of
the Middlesex County Council and makes provision for persons
coming under the Poor Law in the southern section of Middlesex,
of which Ealing forms a part.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
(1) For Cases of Infectious Disease.—The Chiswick and
Ealing Hospitals Committee maintain a motor ambulance for
removing cases of infectious disease to the Isolation Hospital from
the Borough of Ealing and from the Urban District of Brentford
and Chiswick.
(2) For Non- Infectious and Accident Cases.—The Town
Council have two motor ambulances for the purpose of conveying
cases, other than those of infectious disease, to hospitals and
nursing homes within the Borough or in the London area. No
charge is made for runs within the Borough. Charges ranging
from 7s. 6d. to one guinea are made if the ambulance has to go
outside the Borough. The service is one which is in operation
both during the day and the night with a double service available
between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., when most calls are made for the use
of the ambulances. The demands on the ambulance service are