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King George Hospital, Ilford.—This hospital
received its Charter early in the year 1930 ; it is a
modern, well-equipped building and serves a thickly
populated district. The Out-Patient Department at
Five Elms, Dagenham, is administered from the main
hospital and deals with casualties and minor ailments
chiefly. The main hospital has special departments for
dealing with gynaecological, ophthalmic, ear, nose and
throat cases ; there is also a massage and X-ray
department. Patients who are found to be in need of
treatment at these special departments may be referred
from the Out-Patient Department to the central
hospital.
(2) Hospitals for Maternity Cases.
The majority of normal cases are still admitted to
the East End Maternity Hospital; this arrangement
continues to work satisfactorily. Cases discovered by
the Consultant Gynaecologist to require special treatment
are admitted to Charing Cross Hospital under a
scheme which has been in operation for several years.
Rush Green Hospital still receives cases of puerperal
infection from Dagenham.
(3) Hospitals for Children.
As I mentioned in my report for 1934, Dagenham is
conveniently situated as far as hospitals for children are
concerned. Many of the children requiring hospital
treatment attend Children's Hospitals in London,
Stratford and Ilford.
During the year, cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum
were admitted to Rush Green Isolation Hospital.
Reference to cases of this disease is made later in the
report.