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Smallpox.
The Surrey Smallpox Hospital, East Clandon, Surrey,
is subsidised by the Council.
No case of. Smallpox has occurred in the Borough during
the year.
Other.
Other Hospitals situated in the Borough available for
the District are:—
(a) The Kingston and District Hospital (Board of
Guardians).
(b) The Kingston Victoria Hospital, supported by
voluntary contributions.
Institutional Provision for Unmarried Mothers, Illegitimate
Infants, and Homeless Children.
Within the District provision is made at the Union
Infirmary (Kingston and District Hospital).
There is a Hostel at Epsom to which cases from the
Borough can be admitted on payment.
Ambulance Facilities.
(a) For infectious cases :
Those cases removed to Wimbledon Isolation Hospital
are transported by the Wimbledon Ambulance.
During the year a motor ambulance has been provided
by the Molesey Urban District Council for their Isolation
Hospital, and they now remove cases recommended for
admission to this hospital.
Cases to the Hampton Isolation Hospital are removed
in your own motor ambulance.
(b) For non-infectious and accident cases.
A motor ambulance for non-infectious and accident
cases is provided by the Corporation.
Accident cases are removed free, but a charge is made
for its use in private cases.
During the year 106 accident cases and 49 private
cases were removed by this ambulance.