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3. Hospital Provision.— There is an Emergency Hospital
in the district maintained by voluntary subscriptions, the number
of beds being 42.
During the year 1920, 491 in-patients were admitted, 351
operations performed, 350 casualties were attended to, and 216
X-ray examinations were made.
The average cost per patient per week was £3 11s. 2d.
There are two large Mental Hospitals in the district, the
West Ham Mental Hospital accommodating 860 patients, and
Claybury Mental Hospital accommodating 2,573 patients.
In addition the Girls' Village Homes, one of Dr. Barnardo's
Institutions, accommodates 1,400 children, and has a hospital
with 66 beds and a sanatorium with 17 beds.
The above institutions are in addition to the Ilford Isolation
Hospital (accommodation 85 beds) and the Maternity Home
(accommodation 11 beds), which are maintained by the Ilford
Council.
4. Population.—
Census, 1911 78,188
Registrar-General's Estimate (middle of 1920) 82,693
To obtain the estimated gross population must be added the
number of inmates and resident staff at the following public
institutions:—
Claybury Mental Hospital 2,828
West Ham Mental Hospital 1,077
3,905
This makes a gross total population of 86,598.
The total estimated number of dwelling-houses in the district
at the middle of the year was 18,453; assuming that there were
no empty houses this gives an average population of 4.47 persons
per inhabited building.
5. Births.— The number of births registered during the
year was 1,666.
Legitimate Males 811 Females 803
Illegitimate Males 28 Females 24
i.e., 3.1 per cent. of the births registered were illegitimate.