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Ilford 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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King George Hospital (Resident Staff) 140
West Ham Mental Hospital (Resident Staff and Patients) 1,335
Claybury Mental Hospital (Resident Staff and patients) 2,585
Maternity Home (Resident Staff) 37
Isolation Hospital (Resident Staff) 51
Dr. Barnardo's Homes (Resident Staff and children) 1,704
Police Stations 30
Total 156,589
The Report was considered by the Public Health Committee in July, 1936,
when the number of cases had been reduced to 198. Of these 69 were in the
L.C.C. Housing Estates and 25 in the Ilford Council Housing Estates. The
balance of 104 cases was referred to the Works, Housing and Town Planning
(Housing Estates) Sub-Committee on 7th October, 1936, and the 104 cases
were revisited by the Sanitary Inspectors, when it was found that this number
had been reduced to 65. In addition a number of cases will require to be
reviewed within 1937 and 1938. A report to this effect was placed before the
Public Health Committee in October, 1936.
The Public Health Committee again considered the matter on 10th March,
1937, when the number of cases was found to be 43 (exclusive of L.C.C. and
Ilford Corporation houses), which were again referred to the Works, Housing
and Town Planning (Housing Estates) Sub-Committee.