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Medical Relief.
Particulars as to the extent to which hospitals and other forms
of gratuitous medical relief are utilised are not available, save in
a few instances, as many people apply to the hospitals outside the
district, as for example, the Royal Hospital (Richmond), the West
London Hospital (Hammersmith); and other General Hospitals
within the Metropolitan area.
Poor Law Medical Relief.—The Relieving Officers issued 457
medical orders during 1929. Some of these cases received also outrelief
and institutional treatment.
The Hounslow Hospital is the only voluntary Hospital within
the district; it is a modern and well equipped institution with GO
beds, with a children's ward and X-Ray Department. During the
year 1929, there were admitted 949 in-patients, whilst 3,893 new
out-patients received treatment.
Medical relief is also given by certain voluntary organisations
in the district namely:—
The Isleworth District Nursing Association.
The Osterley, North Hounslow and Heston Nursing Association.
Curative Agencies directly or indirectly under the control of
the Council will be referred to under their appropriate headings.
They include:—
Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics (three centres).
Ante-Natal Clinic.
Three School Clinics (inspection and treatment of school
children).
Hospital provision at Mogden and M.A.B. Hospitals for infectious
diseases.