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The Council has not provided any Institution of its own for the treatment
of "surgical" tuberculosis, but has reserved 25 cots at Heatherwood Hospital,
Ascot, and six cots at the Victoria Home, Margate, for children suffering from
this form of the disease.
Advantage is taken of beds at existing institutions, and patients have
been maintained by the Council at various hospitals, among which are Mount
Vernon Hospital, Northwood; Royal Sea-bathing Hospital, Margate; St.
Anthony's Home, Cheam; Alexandra Hospital, Swanley; Headington
Orthopaedic Hospital; Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore;
Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples' Hospital; Children's Hospital, Sevenoaks;
Hendon Cottage Hospital; Pawling Home, Barnet; Prince of Wales' Hospital ,
Tottenham ; and various London Hospitals.
Maternity.
No hospital accommodation is provided by the Local Authority for
maternity cases, but an arrangement is made with the Guardians for the
admittance of such to the maternity wards of the North Middlesex Hospital.
The Council is responsible for the fee at the rate of 6s. per day, and the total
amount is collected from the patient prior to the order of admittance being
given. This order is signed by Dr. Outram, who is in charge of the Ante-natal
Clinic, and who sees each case before admission.
Some cases are partly and some are wholly assisted by the Maternity and
Child Welfare Committee.
The following gives details of the cases dealt with during 1928 :—
Whole cost borne by patient 17
Partly assisted by the Committee 9
The expenditure incurred by the Committee for those assisted was
£31 7s. Od.
Children.
There is no special children's hospital in the area, but children are received
into the North Middlesex Hospital and the Prince of Wales' Hospital in Tottenham,
an adjoining district.
The various hospitals in London for children and adults, are taken
advantage of by Edmonton residents to a' considerable extent.
The County is responsible for the treatment of venereal diseases: the
nearest hospital is the Prince of Wales' Hospital, but facilities are available
at most of the London Hospitals by arrangement with the County.
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