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East Ham 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Mental Hospital.
Owing to the contract with the Essex County Council for the
admission of patients having expired, there has been considerable
difficulty in finding accommodation for these cases.
East Ham patients have been accommodated in the following
institutions as per the annexed table:—
TABLE 13.
Disposition of E ast Ham Mental Patients on 31st December, 1930.
| Institution. | Contract Nos. | Patients received. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| Canterbury | 35 | — | 32 (3) | — |
| Worcester | 70 | — | 60 (10 | — |
| Gateshead | 20 | 55 | 17 (3) | 50 (5) |
| Taunton | 10 | — | 10 | — |
| Colchester | — | — | 2 | 54 |
| Brentwood | — | — | 35 | 97 |
| Leicester | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Stone, near Dartford | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Various Institutions | — | — | 2 | 7 |
| Peckham House | — | — | 18 | 32 |
| 176 | 244 | |||
| Total | 420. | |||
Figures in brackets indicate the number of spare beds, i.e., Males 16_
Females 5.
Negotiations are at the present time proceeding between the
Council of this Borough and the County Borough of Southend, to
erect a Mental Hospital to accommodate patients from both
Boroughs. Agreement has been reached upon the site, and it is
to be hoped that within a few years the difficulty' and anxiety
on this account will be overcome.
Mental Deficiency.
The same difficulty has occurred with institutional cases under
the Mental Deficiency Acts, but it is hoped shortly to come to an
agreement with the West Ham Council when their new institution
is ere :ted at Ockendon.