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"The service commenced on 8th December for a trial period of three
months and by the end of December 8 persons had been assisted and 167
articles laundered."
(vi) Hospitals, Etc.
Isolation Hospital.—188 beds are provided.
Maternity Hospital.—51 beds for the reception of maternity cases are
maintained at the Ilford Maternity Hospital.

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 1,269 patients (males 581, females 688),
and Claybury Hospital, with 2,204 patients (males 928, females 1,276) in
residence on 30th June, T952. (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. Barnardo's
Institutions, with 90 beds in the Hospital on 30th June, 1952.
Maternity and Nursing Homes.—There are 4 private registered Nursing
Homes in the distrirt for medical and senile cases.
All Nursing Homes in the district are visited by the Medical Officer of
Health and the Chief Sanitary Inspector (or their deputies) quarterly and
at other times when necessary.
(vii) Ambulance Facilities: County Ambulance Service.
A Central Ambulance Control has now been established by the Essex
County Council at Ilford to deal with all requests for Ambulance transport
arising in the whole of the Metropolitan area of Essex. The Control is
manned continuously, is in direct contact with all Ambulance Stations in
the Metropolitan area and is able to contact all other Ambulance Stations
in the County.
In cases of emergency it is only necessary to dial 999. All other
requests for ambulance transport should be made, preferably in writing, to
the Controller, Ilford Ambulance Control, High Road, Ilford, or in cases
of urgency by telephone (Ilford 3311).
Requests for Ambulance transport, other than emergency requests, are
only accepted from Doctors, Midwives, Duly Authorised Officers and the
medical staff of hospitals.
If any difficulty should arise in obtaining an Ambulance a call may be
made direct to the Controller, Ilford Ambulance Control, Ilford 3311, or to
the County Medical Officer of Health, County Hall, Chelmsford, Chelmsford
3231.