View report page

38
and not with just their immediate neighbours, so that
particularly in a time of crisis the ambulances in any
one general area may be used most profitably.
(c) Hospitals (Public and Voluntary).—The work at
the Barking Hospital has been relatively light and
developments have been limited to detail. An illustration
of this can be given by mentioning that some
6 cubicles, by means of pipes, can be supplied with
those gases, such as carbon dioxide and oxygen, which
are at times necessary in the treatment of pneumonia.
On the other hand, the work at your maternity
pavilion has been particularly heavy and it has been
necessary to limit the number of cases, and indeed to
reduce demand. If the practice of hospitalization of
maternity cases is likely to continue with the strides
it has made of recent years, it will be necessary for you
to build another maternity pavilion, and already you
have approved plans for a second maternity pavilion.
Although not situated in Barking, there are many
voluntary hospitals catering for the needs of the people
of Barking. A sum of money is set aside by you each
year for distribution among these hospitals. The
following table shows the amount of money which
has been contributed to each hospital, and represents
roughly the use to which they are put by the people
of Barking :—
£
East Ham Memorial Hospital 54
King George Hospital 54
London Chest Hospital 16
Princess Elizabeth of York Hospital for
Children, Shadwell 34
Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford 16
St. Mary's Hospital, Plaistow 16