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Laboratory Facilities.
See "Food" and "Infectious Diseases."
HOSPITALS.
Infectious Diseases.
Under the provisions of the Local Government Act, 1929, hospital
accommodation for the isolation and treatment of infectious diseases,
including small-pox, is organised and maintained by the London County
Council for the County of London as a whole.
The South-Eastern Hospital, situated in Deptford, has approximately
480 beds.
Since the passing of the National Insurance Act, 1911 and other
measures, hospital and sanatorium accommodation for Tuberculosis is
similarly provided by the London County Council.
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.")
Amongst Hospitals, not within the Borough, to which Deptford
women are admitted for confinement are, St. Alfege Hospital,
St. Thomas' Hospital, the General Lying-in Hospital, York Road,
Lambeth, Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital, and King's College
Hospital.
Children.
Since the opening of the Albany Deptford Babies' Hospital, the
Borough Council, by arrangement, sends debilitated infants requiring
dietetic treatment for in-patient treatment. In addition, mothers and
infants requiring supervision in connection with breast-feeding are
either admitted or treated as out-patients.
General in-patient and out-patient treatment is provided at such
London hospitals as Vincent Square, Evelina and Great Ormond
Street, and locally, at St. Alfege, the Miller and St. John's Hospitals.
Maternal Mortality.
See "Maternity and Child Welfare."