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viii. Infant Life Protection.
A note on the administration of this service will be found in the Maternity and
Child Welfare Section of the report.
ix. Hospitals.
The Medical Officer of Health is asked to report under this heading on the
hospitals belonging to the local authority and hospitals with which the local authority
have made arrangements for the admission of patients. There are no hospitals
belonging to this local authority, but arrangements for the admission of patients
have been made with two local hospitals :—
(a) War Memorial Hospital.
(b) British Hospital for Mothers and Babies.
The Council's arrangements with these hospitals were fully reported on in the
Annual Report for 1930, but it may be convenient to refer to them briefly here:—
At the War Memorial Hospital the Council reserve twelve beds for children
under five years, and sufficient accommodation as may be necessary for 66 maternity
cases per annum. In addition the Hospital authorities are under contract to provide
emergency treatment as occasion arises for such cases of midwifery as require it.
At the British Hospital for Mothers and Babies, such accommodation as may be
necessary for 144 confinements per annum, and for their ante-natal treatment, is
reserved for cases sent by the Borough Council.
x. Orthopaedic Treatment.
Arrangements for the orthopaedic treatment of children under five years of age
were made with the local branch of the Invalid Children's Aid Association in 1925.
This body has for many years maintained a remedial clinic in Thomas Street where
all children requiring such treatment may be sent. The London County Council
make an annual grant in respect of children over five years of age. In the Maternity
and Child Welfare Section of the Report there is an account of the year's working
so far as children under five are concerned.
xi. Dental Treatment.
The Council's arrangements for dental treatment are described partly in the
Maternity and Child Welfare section of this report and partly in that portion which
deals with Tuberculosis.