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from their area. The Council has authorised the sending of
any such cases as are in need of Hospital treatment, but no
case has had to be sent in 1923,
Midwives.—The Control of Midwives is in the hands of
the Surrey County Council. The number of Midwives who
practised in the District during the year under review was 22.
Two Midwives are resident in the District.
Ambulance Facilities.—(a) Infectious cases are dealt
with by the Ambulances under the control of the Wandle
Valley Joint Hospital Board, (b) Non-infectious and accident
cases are now dealt with by the Council's own Motor Ambulance.
The scale of charges authorised by the Council are as
follows:—
For each driver or attendant, 3s. for first hour and 2s. for
each subsequent hour.
Plus Is. per mile travelled as recorded by the Speedometer on
the Ambulance (the distance from and to the
Council's Ambulance Station to be charged for) for
the first 10 miles, and 8d. for every additional mile.
For accidents occuring in the street no charge is made.
During the year 1923 the Ambulance has been called upon
for service on 126 occasions, of which 24 were street accidents.
This ambulance service has proved of increasing benefit to the
District, and is working well.
Isolation Hospital.—The Wandle Valley Joint Hospital,
which is situated at Beddington Corner, Mitcham Junction, is
the Joint Hospital for the four Urban Districts of Beddington
and Wallington, Coulsdon and Purley, Merton and Morden,
and Mitcham.
The Hospital was opene'd for the reception of patients at
the beginning of March, 1899, and since that date, 8,883
patients have been admitted.