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SECTION II.
1.—GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
IN THE AREA.
1.—Hospitals provided or subsidized by the Eocal
Authority or Middlesex County Council.
(a) Tuberculosis.—The provision of Hospital and
Sanatorium treatment for patients suffering from this disease
is in the hands of the County Council, and include the
following Institutions:—
Clare Hall Hospital—South Mimms.
Harefield Sanatorium—Harefield.
M.C.C. Tuberculosis Hospital—Isleworth (Section
of West Middlesex Hospital).
The Bell Road Dispensary—Hounslow (16 beds).
The domiciliary treatment of the disease is carried
out at the Middlesex County Council Tuberculosis SubDispensary,
No. 13, Heathfield Terrace, Chiswick. Dr. E. E.
Norton is in charge of this Dispensary, and the fullest
co-operation exists between the working of this SubDispensary
and the Department.
(b) Maternity.—The Chiswick Urban District Council
and the Borough of Ealing Authority entered into an agreement
in January, 1921, for the provision of Hospital
accommodation—common to both Authorities—for maternity
purposes, and for persons suffering from infectious diseases.
Under this agreement, the then existing Chiswick
Isolation Hospital, situated at Clayponds Dane, Brentford,
was, after thorough disinfection and necessary alterations,
converted into a Maternity Hospital, with an accommodation
of 16 beds, increased to 20 beds in 1924. The formal opening
of the Hospital took place on May 24th, 1921, and the hospital
rapidly gained in popularity. There is a scale of. charges made to
all residents in Chiswick and Ealing, varying from one to three-