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(4) Orthopaedic Hospitals.
The Council has no agreement with any particular orthopaedic
hospital for the admission of patients, though responsibility for the
payment of fees of necessitous cases admitted to the various orthopaedic
hospitals is accepted.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
(a) For Infectious Cases.
Infectious cases are removed by the Austin ambulance, which
is housed alternately at the two isolation hospitals.
(b) For Non-Infectious Cases and Accidents.
Two 20 h.p. Austin ambulances are housed at the Fire Station,
Harrow-on-the-Hill and a 20 h.p. Talbot ambulance at the Wealdstone
Fire Station. A 14-h.p. Morris ambulance is housed at the
Stanmore Station, being used for accident cases in that locality.
For the rules and conditions governing the use of the ambulance
see Page 17 of the Annual Report for 1935.
The following list gives a summary of the extent to which the
ambulances have been used during the year and the figures for the
previous year :—
1936. 1935.
Accident cases ... 480 400
Maternity cases ... 211 142
Other cases ... 971 897
CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
The following is a summary of the various clinics and treatment
centres in the district at 31st December, 1936 :—
Infant Welfare Centres.
The Broadway Clinic, Wealdstone—Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays at 1.30 p.m.
Elmwood Avenue Clinic, Kenton—Wednesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays at 1.30 p.m.
Conservative Club, Lowlands Road, Harrow—Tuesdays at
1.30 p.m.
Baptist Church Hall, Northolt Road, South Harrow—Thursdays
and Fridays at 1.30 p.m.
St. George's Hall, Headstone—Tuesdays and Wednesdays at
1.30 p.m.
The Institute, Whitchurch Lane, Stanmore—Mondays and
Fridays at 1.30 p.m.
Memorial Hall, Harrow Weald—Thursdays at 2 p.m.