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Section I.—NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF
THE DISTRICT.
1. Physical Features and General Character of the
District.—Vide Annual Report, 1920.
1A. Rainfall.—The total rainfall registered in the district
during the year was 27.64 inches.
The greatest fall in 24 hours was registered on the 17th July,
being .95 inches.
The number of days on which rain fell was 160
2. Poor Relief.—The total amount expended in Ilford
during the year was: Cash, £12,143 Is. 8d.; kind, £3,299
3s. 11½d. The average weekly number of cases in receipt of relief
was 450.
The number of admissions to the Guardians' Institutions from
Ilford during the year was 377, made up as follows:—
Men 138
Women 157
Children 82
3. Hospital Provision.—There is an Emergency Hospital
ir. the district maintained by voluntary subscriptions, the number
of beds being 42.
During the year 1924, 703 in-patients were admitted—males
240, females 355, children 108; 500 operations were performed,
540 casualties were attended to, and 477 X-ray examinations were
made.
The average cost per patient per week was £3 15s. 4¼d.
There are two large Mental Hospitals in the district, the
West Ham Mental Hospital with 880 patients (males 418, females
462) and Claybury Mental Hospital with 2,373 patients (males
1,026, females 1,347) in residence on 30th June, 1924,