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The above three hospitals are included in the Ilford and Barking
Group. (Group 12 N.E. Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board.)
Mental Hospitals.—There are two large Mental Hospitals in the district,
the Goodmayes Hospital, with 1,275 patients (males 575, females 700),
and Claybury Hospital, with 2,353 patients (males 1,023, females 1,330) in
residence on 30th June, 1950.
These Hospitals are included in Groups 21 and 20 respectively of the
North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board.
Other Institutions.—Girls' Village Homes, one of the late Dr. Barnado's
Institutions, with 80 beds in the Hospital on 30th June, 1950.
Maternity and Nursing Homes.—On the 1st January there were 3
private registered Nursing Homes in the district. 1 for medical and senile
cases, 1 for medical and surgical cases and 1 for maternity cases. The
Nursing Home for maternity cases closed down in September. 1950. The
other two homes were still functioning on 31st December, 1950.
All Nursing Homes in the district are visited by the Medical Officer
of Health and the Chief Sanitary Inspector (or his deputy) quarterly and
at other times when necessary.
A letter was sent calling attention to saritary defects at one of the
homes.
(18) Ambulance Facilities.
The Ambulance Service maintained and controlled by the Essex
County Council has an Ambulance Station situated at Clarks Road, High
Road, Ilford, which serves this area. The station is manned continuously.
(1) The general procedure for obtaining an ambulance in emergency,
is as follows: —
Where there is a dialling system in operation in the Ilford Area,
dial "999" or use the "emergency" buttons where provided.
Where there is no dialling system, lift receiver and ask for an
ambulance, or alternatively arrangements can be made to get in touch
with the Ambulance Station.
(2) In the case of "special" non.emergency requests for ambulance
transport, application must be made to the County Medical Officer, County
Hall, Chelmsford. Requests are only accepted from the staff of a hospital,
doctors, midwives, home nurses or other competent persons (e.g., health
visitors or an authorised officer on the Medical Health Service).
In these cases it is necessary to indicate whether—
(a) a trained nurses is required, or
(b) a sitting case car is required, or
(c) if the case is one of infectious disease, the nature of the
disease as pronounced by the medical attendant.
If any difficulty should arise in obtaining an ambulance a call may be
made direct to the County Medical Officer, County Hall, Chelmsford; telephone
numbers: 4388 and 2543.