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15
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
FOR THE AREA.
Hospitals provided or subsidised by the Local
Authority or by the County Council.
a. (1) Fever.
Rush Green Isolation Hospital is maintained by the
Romford Joint Hospital Board, which consists of
representatives of the Urban District Councils of
Dagenham, Hornchurch and Romford.
Building operations are well in hand for extending
the accommodation at Rush Green Hospital; mention
of this was made in my report for 1934. Several
cases of Measles were nursed at this hospital, and it is
hoped that when the extension has been completed,
beds will be allocated in times of Measles epidemics for
the treatment of complicated or severe cases of this
disease.
Reference to Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever and other
infectious diseases is made later in the report.
(2) Smallpox.
During 1935 the arrangement outlined in the
previous annual report was in operation for treatment
of Smallpox cases. In 1936, however, the County
Council assumed responsibility for the hospital treatment
of this condition and it has been arranged that for the
greater part of the county, hospital accommodation will
be available at Colchester. For the county districts