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HOSPITALS
The following hospitals, administered by the Forest Group Hospital Management
Committee on behalf of London N.E. Regional Hospital Board, are situated within the
Borough of Leyton.
(a) Whipps Cross Hospital; (b) Langthorne Hospital.
NURSING HOMES
There is one nursing home in the Borough registered under the provision of the
Public Health Act, 1936:-
1 Queens Road, Leytonstone, E.11., with accommodation for 71 patients.
COMPASSIONATE LAUNDRY SERVICE
The demand for this vital service, from people nursing incontinent patients in
their own homes, continued to increase during the year and it would be difficult to
exaggerate the appreciation of relatives for the regular collections and deliveries,
which are a feature of this service.

NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948 (SECTION 47)
One of the tragedies concerning the aged is that they often outlive their contempories
and become estranged from their relatives; the result of this can be loneliness
almost to the point of complete isolation. In such cases the stage can be reached when
even with the support of domiciliary health and welfare services persons are just not
able to care for themselves in their own homes.
Fortunately it is usually possible to persuade a person in these circumstances to
agree to enter hospital or welfare accommodation, but in exceptional cases it is
necessary to take action for compulsory removal under this act.
I am pleased to report that it was not necessary to take legal action in respect
of any case during the year.
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