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The following Hospitals benefited under this scheme :—
City of London Maternity Hospital.
East Ham Memorial Hospital.
King George Hospital, Ilford.
Princess Elizabeth of York Hospital for Children, Shad well.
Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford.
St. Mary's Hospital, Plaistow.
Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street.
London Hospital.
Poplar Hospital.
(d) Clinics and Treatment Centres.—The table on pages 27-30 shows the various
out-patient departments under the control of the Local Authority.
The Woodward Clinic was opened to the public on the 12th October, 1935.
This clinic has been built of just sufficient size to meet the requirements of
the population on the Becontree Estate, south of the railway line. At the time
this clinic was being built there was some talk of making it larger so that it might
cater for the population on the whole of the Becontree Estate in Barking, that is,
both north and south of the railway line, but after hearing evidence you decided
to build one clinic of the present size and to leave to the future the building of a
similar clinic on the Northern Section.
By the courtesy of the Architects, Messrs. H. H. Dawson and H. YV. Allardyce,
I am privileged to include in this report a plan of this building. The fact that the
main entrance is at the right-hand side of the building and that the windows of
the waiting hall are large means that the waiting hall is well lit and cheerful. The
position of the Medical Officers' rooms and dental rooms is such that a measure of
quiet and privacy is obtained, whilst the fact that there are doorways opening out
from both wings on to a garden at the back of the building means that the staff of
different departments have access to one another and to the office, without of
necessity using the waiting hall.
(e) Nursing in the Home.—Nursing is still a pressing problem in Barking.
The East Barking District Nursing Association has had an uphill fight and I am
happy to record it has obtained a measure of success. The funds of this Association,
however,only make it possible for them to avail themselves of the services of one
permanent nurse, with some occasional extra and relief service. I myself am of the
opinion that if the district is to be served adequately it would warrant the appointment
of four nurses.
The Plaistow Maternity Hospital and District Nurses' Home have still continued
to undertake their work, as they have done in the past, in Barking. This work
however is not self-supporting and I hope that notwithstanding this the work will
be continued.