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Council for the admission of intermediate and somewhat advanced
cases of pulmonary tuberculosis instead of surgical cases are now
under consideration.
(b) Maternity.—Ilford Council Maternity Home—23 ordinary
beds, with two isolation wards and two labour wards.
Number and Classification of Medical and Nursing Staff:—
Assistant Medical Officer 1
Matron 1
Sisters 2
Staff Nurses 3
Pupil Midwives 6
District Midwife 1
The services of Dr. Everard Williams, Consulting Obstetrician, are available
as required.
(c) Children.—A ward erected by the War Memorial Committee
was opened in 1927 to accommodate 22 children at the
Ilford Emergency Hospital (now the King George Hospital).
(d) Flever.—Ilford Council Isolation Hospital, 123 beds.
Number and Classification of Medical and Nursing Staff:—
Medical Superintendent 1
Resident Medical Officer 1
Matron 1
Assistant Matron 1
Night Sister 1
Ward Sisters 5
Staff Nurses 8
Probationers 20
Total 38
The services of Mr. F. Stoker, Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, are
utilised as required; also those of Dr. Everard Williams, Consulting
Obstetrician (Puerperal Fever Regulations).
(e) Smallpox.—The agreement entered into between Ilford
and West Ham Corporation by which cases occurring in Ilford
were admitted to Orsett or Dagenham Hospitals, expires on the
13th March, 1932. The West Ham Corporation decided not to
continue arrangements, and the Orsett Hospital no longer being
available, the E.C.C. approached the L.C.C. as to any provision
they could offer, and called a conference of Local Authorities of