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AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
(a) For Infectious Diseases.—Two motor ambulances are
garaged at the Isolation Hospital.
(b) For non-infectious and accident cases.—A motor ambulance,
kept at the Fire Station, conveyed 914 cases to and from
various hospitals. These consisted of 181 accidents and1 733 cases
of illness.
851 journeys were made, and 10,001 miles run. East Ham
cases removed by other ambulances numbered 80, made up as
follows: Barking 46, Ilford 19, West Ham 15.
HEALTH PROPAGANDA.
Synchronising with the twenty-first anniversary of East Ham
as a municipality a very successful Health Week, opened by Sir
H. Kingsley Wood, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry
of Health, was held from 5th to 10th October. The daily programmes
consisted of appropriate lectures, exhibits, and visits to
municipal undertakings, Royal Albert Docks and Beckton Gas
Works. The estimated number of visitors was between 50,000
and 60,000, who exhibited a keen interest throughout. It is
proposed to repeat the effort.
PROGRAMME.
Sunday, 4th October.
11 a.m.—Civic Service at Plashet Park Congregational
Church.
Monday, 5th October.
12 noon.—Exhibition opened by Sir H. Kingsley Wood, M.P.
(Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health). Chairman :
His Worship the Mayor of East Ham (Alderman Noble A. Papworth,
J.P.).
During the week the following Lectures were given in the
Large and Minor Halls as under :—
Monday, 5th October.
7.30 p.m. (Minor Hall).—"The State of Public Health in East
Ham." By Dr. W. Benton, D.P.H., Medical Officer of Health.
Chairman : Mr. Councillor Brooks, J.P.