London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
This page requires JavaScript
33
Owing to the close proximity of this district to London a
large number of the inhabitants avail themselves of the services
of the general and special hospitals) in and around Central London.
Queen Mary's Hospital at Stratford is used considerably by Tlford
residents.
There are two large Mental Hospitals in the district, the West
Ham Mental Hospital, with 1,136 patients (males 539, females 597),
and Claybury Mental Hospital, with 2,405 patients (males 1.003,
females 1,402) in residence on 30th June, 1931.
8. Maternity and Nursing Homes.
As a result of representation made to the Ministry of Health
under Section 9 (3) of the Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1927,
the duties under the Act were transferred from the Essex County
Council to the Ilford Borough Council as from the 1st October, 1930.
On the 1st January, 1931, there were five private registered
nursing homes in the district, three for maternity patients only, one
for maternity and medical or minor surgical cases, and the remaining
one for medical and surgical cases.
The following is the action taken under the Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1927, during the year:—
| Maternity Homes. | Other Nursing Homes. | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Number of applications for registration | 2 | — |
| (2) Number of homes registered | 1 | — |
| (3) Number of orders made— | ||
| 1 | — | |
| 1 | — | |
| (4) Number of appeals against such orders | — | — |
| (5) Number of cases in which such orders have been:— | ||
| — | — | |
| — | — | |
| (6) Number of applications for exemption from registration | - | - |