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4. Nursing in the Home.
Local Nursing Associations are carrying on excellent work in the
following centres:—
Harold Wood Rainham and Wennington
Hornchurch Town Upminster and Cranham
The local associations are affiliated to the Essex County Nursing
Association.
5. Clinics and Treatment Centres.
The County Council is the Local Authority for Maternity and Child
Welfare and for the medical services among school children.
NURSING AND MATERNITY HOMES.
There are 5 registered Nursing and Maternity Homes in the District.
MIDWIVES.
The number of midwives practising in the District, some of whom
live just outside, is 19.
6. Hospitals.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The Romford Joint Hospital District was constituted in the year
1899. It includes the Urban Districts of Hornchurch, Dagenham and
Romford. The Joint Hospital Board consists of 4 elected representatives
from Hornchurch, 5 from Dagenham and 3 from Romford and in
addition the Chairman of each District is ex-officio a member.
The Hospital Board has provided an Isolation Hospital at Rush
Green containing approximately 150 beds. A scheme to provide about
100 additional beds is now under consideration.
During the year 255 patients were admitted to the Isolation Hospital
from this District including 134 cases of Diphtheria, 112 cases of Scarlet
Fever, 2 cases of Cerebrospinal Fever, 2 cases of Meningitis, 1 case of
Measles, 1 cases of Pneumonia and 3 others.
Furthermore 13 cases of Diphtheria and 7 cases of Scarlet Fever
were sent for treatment to the London Fever Hospital or to London
County Council Fever Hospitals, owing to lack of accommodation in the
Romford Isolation Hospital.
SMALLPOX.
The Romford Joint Hospital Board has an agreement by which
cases of Smallpox may be sent for isolation and treatment to the Orsett
Smallpox Hospital.
The Board paid the sum of £99 as a retaining fee during the last
financial year.
No case of Smallpox occurred in this District during the year.
7. Legislation.
Byelaws which are in force in the District have been made with
respect to:—
(1) Nuisances in connection with the removal of offensive matters.
(2) Common Lodging houses.
(3) Houses let in lodgings.