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Other Institutions.
(а) Unmarried Mothers.
(b) Illegitimate Infants and Homeless Children.
No provision is made for either of these classes of case, but an
endeavour is made to assist individual cases as they arise.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
(а) Infectious Cases.
By arrangement between the Joint Isolation Hospital Committee
and the London County Council, cases of infectious disease
are removed to hospital in ambulances belonging to the London
County Council.
(b) Non-Infectious and Accident Cases.
The Council provides a Motor Ambulance for the conveyance
of non-infectious, sick and accident cases, which is housed at the
Fire Station and is available at all hours.
During the year a new Ambulance was purchased by the Council
to replace the old Talbot Ambulance which had done almost seven
years' service. The new Ambulance has a Lomas body on a 20-h.p.
Austin chassis and is fitted with one wheeled and two other stretchers
and also a patent lowering mechanism for the top stretcher.
During the year the Ambulance was used on 1,298 occasions,
127 being cases of street accident (20 of which were for neighbouring
authorities) and 38 cases of illness in the street.
The total mileage for the year was 10,970. The sums received
from various users amounted in all to £22 7s. 6d.
(c) Maternity Cases.
The Council's Ambulance is also used when necessary to carry
maternity cases to hospital.