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London County Council 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: 8. The following schemes for provision of additional accommodation are under consideration:—

8. The following schemes for provision of additional accommodation are under consideration:—

Institution.Work.Additional beds to be made
available.
M.F.Total.
Ewell ColonyAdditional villas395125520
Horton mental hospital. Additional nurses' home—126126
Total395251646

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Schemes
under
consideration.

Table: 9. On the basis of schemes approved or under consideration as set out in the foregoing paragraphs 6, 7 and 8, the numbers of beds at the mental hospitals which may be expected to be available for use in two or three years' time are approximately as follows:—

9. On the basis of schemes approved or under consideration as set out in the foregoing paragraphs 6, 7 and 8, the numbers of beds at the mental hospitals which may be expected to be available for use in two or three years' time are approximately as follows:—

Institution.Male.Female.Total.
Banstead1,1821,4942,676
Bexley1,0941,1502,244
Cane Hill8501,3362,186
Claybury9951,3512,346
Colney Hatch1,0521,5112,563
Hanwell1,0731,3852,458
Horton2811,9022,183
Long Grove1,1611,0352,196
West Park1,1289682,096
Ewell Colony495454949
Totals9,31112,58621,897

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Accommodation
expected
to be available
in 2 or 3
years.

Table: Continuing on this basis the estimated numbers of patients for whom the Council will be responsible to find accommodation during the next few years would be as set out below:—

Continuing on this basis the estimated numbers of patients for whom the Council will be responsible to find accommodation during the next few years would be as set out below:—

Males.Females.Total.
1st January, 1930 (actual)8,84212,19221,034
„ 1931 (estimated)9,03412,39021,424
19329,22612,58821,814
19339,41812,78622,204
19349,61012,98422,594

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Forecast of
numbers of
patients to be
provided for.
11. On 1st January, 1930, 272 London patients (males 35, females 237) were
boarded out under contract at out-county mental hospitals (see table 4, post). On
the basis of contract accommodation continuing to be available to approximately
the same extent, a comparison of estimated available accommodation (par. 9) with
estimated requirements (par. 10) indicates that within three years the available
accommodation as at present anticipated will be insufficient to meet demands.
12. It is becoming increasingly difficult to secure beds at out-county mental
hospitals under contract, and additional accommodation in this direction cannot
be hoped for. As was pointed out in the last annual report (Vol. II. p. 5, par. 11),
there is little prospect of any substantial addition to accommodation for the insane
as the result of the transfer to the Council from 1st April, 1930, of the Metropolitan
Asylums Board's hospitals and the London Poor Law institutions. Some beds at
the London County mental hospitals may be rendered available following a review
Comparison
of accommodation
with
requirements.
Future needa