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The laundry service for cleansing of soiled bed linen and personal
clothing continued to operate throughout the year, proving of invaluable
assistance in the care of very difficult cases.
During the year 40 persons were assisted and 6,734 articles were
laundered."
(ix) Hospitals, Etc.
Isolation Hospital.—172 beds are provided; of these 69 are for the
treatment of tuberculosis patients.
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 98 Resident Staff and 1,341 patients
(males 601, females 740), and Claybury Hospital, with 195 Resident Staff
and 2,169 patients (males 879, females 1,290) in residence on 30th June,
1955. (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 and on 30th June, 1955, there
were 45 Resident Staff and 49 patients.
Nursing Homes.—There are 2 private registered Nursing Homes in the
district 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.
(x) Ambulance Facilities: County Ambulance Service.
A Central Ambulance Control at Ilford deals 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 of the County and with the
Divisional Control at Chelmsford.
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.