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During 1946 a licence was granted to one Nurses' Agency in Ilford;
later a new licence was issued when the Agency transferred to new premises.
Such licence expires on the 31st December, 1947.
The Council refused to grant a licence in one case, as the provisions of
Section 7 of the Act were not complied with.
Agencies are inspected before the issue of a licence, and thereafter at
intervals of not more than once a quarter.
The Medical Officer of Health and his deputy are authorised under
Part 2, Section 9 (2) to enter and inspect any such licensed premises in the
Borough.
(v) Hospitals, Etc.
Isolation Hospital.—190 beds are provided. Of this number 20 are
permanently maintained by the Essex County Council for the treatment of
advanced cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. Fifty-two of the remaining beds
are allocated to the Essex County Council for the reception of 32 male and 20
female tuberculous patients on the understanding that if the beds are
required for infectious cases the tuberculous patients will be discharged
home or transferred to other Sanatoria. The arrangement was not interrupted
during 1946.
Maternity Home.—51 beds for the reception of maternity cases are
maintained at the Ilford Council Maternity Home.

Maternity and Nursing Homes.—On the 1st January there were 2 private
registered Nursing Homes in the district, 1 for medical and senile cases, and
1 for maternity cases. On 31st December there were 3 private registered
Nursing Homes, 2 for medical and senile cases and 1 for maternity cases.
All Nursing Homes in the district are visited by the Deputy Medical
Officer of Health and the Senior Sanitary Inspector (or his deputy) quarterly
and at other times when necessary.
Two letters were sent calling the attention of the keepers of homes to
sanitary defects.
Mental Hospitals.—There are two large Mental Hospitals in the district,
the West Ham Mental Hospital, with 1,182 patients (males 543, females 639),
and Claybury Mental Hospital, with 2,142 patients (males 885, females 1,257)
in residence on 30th June, 1946.
Other Institutions.—Girls' Village Homes, one of the late Dr. Barnardo's
Institutions; with 24 children in the Hospital on 30th June, 1946.
(vi) Ambulance Facilities.—The Council maintains a fully adequate
ambulance service as follows:—
(a) Infectious Diseases.—Two Austin motor ambulances are provided
for the conveyance of cases to the Isolation Hospital. These are housed in
the garages at the Isolation Hospital.
Reciprocal arrangements are in force with the Barking Council and
Romford Joint Hospital Board if breakdown occurs.
(b) Non-Infectious and Accident Cases.—Five vehicles are engaged.
Four crews are held available, shifts being so arranged that four ambulances
are held in readiness during the daytime hours and two between 10 p. m. and
8 a.m. During 1946 the Ambulance Service dealt with 6,308 calls,
representing 54,000 miles (approx).