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bays where bed-ridden patients can be wheeled when the climatic
conditions are favourable.
Much time and though were given to details of furniture and
equipment, these as well as the interior fixtures being of the latest
type. Every bed has wireless headphones and there are loudspeakers
in each day-room. Additional equipment was also
required for the laundry, kitchen, etc., and a refrigerator installed.
Moreover, in order to accommodate the additional nursing and
domestic staff it was necessary to convert the two wards on the
first floor of the main building into bedrooms and furnish them
accordingly.
Nursery Block—Aldersbrook.
The new Nursery Block at the Children's Homes, Aidersbrook,
was opened on May 27th, 1933, in the presence of The
Worshipful the Mayor of East Ham (Alderman G. H. Manser,
J.P.) by Alderman T. W. Burden, Chairman of the Committee.
The building is divided into three sections—ground floor:
babies under 12 months, toddlers 1 to 3 years, and first floor, staff.
Accommodation is provided for 90 infants under 3 years of age.
It is impossible to give an adequate description of this building
which is acknowledged by numerous visitors from all over the
country and abroad to be the finest example existent of nursery
provision on hygienic and potentially instructive principles.
In addition to the usual wards, dormitories and offices of
approved design and equipment, the nursery block contains isolation
rooms for children recently admitted, sun-rooms, milk kitchens
(for preparation of infants' milk foods) with sterilizers, bottle
cleansing plant and refrigerator.
The whole building is most tastefully decorated and the
amenities all that could be desired for the care of these little ones.
(b) Maternity, (c) Mental, (d) Orthopaedic, (e) Ear,
Nose and Throat, (f) Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia,
(g) Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
There are no further comments to make on the Council's
hospital arrangements under the above headings.
Particulars were set out in previous reports.