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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The following is the action taken under the Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1927, since 1st October, 1930:-
| Maternity Homes. | Other Nursing Homes. | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Number of applications for registration | 1 | - |
| (2) Number of homes registered | - | - |
| (3) Number of orders made refusing or cancelling registration | - | - |
| (4) Number of appeals against such orders | - | - |
| (5) Number of cases in which such orders have been:- | ||
| (a) confirmed on appeal | - | - |
| (b) disallowed | - | - |
| (6) Number of applications for exemption from registration | - | - |
| (7) Number of cases in which exemption has been:- | ||
| - | - | |
| (b) withdrawn | - | - |
| - | - |
An order refusing the only application for registration was not made until
January, 1931.
9. Maternal Mortality.—This matter is dealt with on
page 100, Maternity and Child Welfare Section.
10. Institutional Provision for Unmarried Mothers,
Illegitimate Infants and Homeless Children.—The Chelmsford
Diocesan Girls' Aid Association have a Rescue and Preventive
Home at No. 80, Ingleby Road, for girls and young unmarried
women, with accommodation for five cases.
In addition, there is the Girls' Village Homes, one of the late
Dr. Barnardo's Institutions, which had 1,480 children and 212
staff in residence on the 30th June, 1930. Admission to this
Institution is controlled by Headquarters at Stepney, E.
11. Institutional Provision, if any, for the Care of
Mental Defectives.—There is no institution for the care of
mental defectives, provided by the Local Authority. Feebleminded
children of school age are admitted, when accommodation
is available, to the Royal Eastern Counties' Institution at Colchester.
A number of children are sent to other Institutions for