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Infectious Diseases.
The provision of hospital accommodation for the isolation and
treatment of infectious diseases, including small-pox, is organised and
maintained for the County of London as a whole. (See footnote
Since the passing of the National Insurance Act, 1911 and other
measures, hospital and sanatorium accommodation for Tuberculosis
has been similarly provided.
Accommodation for infectious cases for those who can pay for such
is available at the London Fever Hospital, Liverpool Road, N.
Maternity.
The Council's Maternity Home is situated at 52 Wickham Road,
and has accommodation for 12 cases. (See Report ''Maternity and
Child Welfare.")
In addition, the following nursing homes, situated within the borough,
and registered by the London County Council under the Nursing Homes
Registration Act, have been approved for the reception of maternity
patients:—
17 Breakspears Road. 23 Hilly Fields Crescent (Park Lodge)
74 St. John's Road.
Amongst hospitals, not within the Borough, to which Deptford
women are admitted for confinement are, Greenwich and Deptford
Hospital, St. Thomas's Hospital, the General Lying-in Hospital,
York Road, Lambeth, Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital, and
King's College Hospital.
Children.
Debilitated infants are sent from the Infant Welfare Centres to the
Deptford Fund Babies' Home, Albury Street, the Borough Council
paying at the rate of 6s. 6d. per day for such cases.
Mothers and Infants are similarly sent to St. Thomas's Hostel,
Prince's Road, Kennington, S.E., for dietetic treatment, restoration of
breast milk, etc., at a charge of 30s. per week.
In-patient and out-patient treatment is provided, generally, at such
London Hospitals as Vincent Square, Evelina and Great Ormond
Street.
* During the year under report these services were administered by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board. On the 1st April, 1930, under the provisions of the Local
Government Act. 1929, the functions of this Authority were transferred to the
London County Council.