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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 very difficult cases.
During the year 61 persons were assisted and 11,001 articles were
laundered."
(ix) Hospitals, Etc.
Isolation Hospital.—172 beds are provided; of these 44 are for the
treatment of tuberculosis patients.
The Regional Hospital Board has not yet finally decided on the use
of the 25 beds formerly used for the treatment of tuberculosis patients.
It is probable the beds will be used in connection with a geriatric unit.
In the meantime they are in use for recovery cases and cases for investigation
mainly from King George Hospital.
Maternity Hospital.—51 beds for the reception of maternity cases are
maintained at the llford Maternity Hospital.

The above three hospitals are included in the llford and Barking Group.
(Group 12 N.E. Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board).
Mental Hospitals.—There are two large Mental Hospital^ in the district,
the Goodmayes Hospital, with 68 Resident Staff and 1,379 patients
(males 618, females 761), and Claybury Hospital, with 197 Resident Staff
and 2,185 patients (males 885, females 1,300) in residence on 30th June,
1956. (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 80 beds in the Hospital and on 30th June, 1956, there
were 40 Resident Staff and 55 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 Public Health Inspector (or their deputies) quarterly
and at other times when necessary.
(x) Ambulance Facilities : County Ambulance Service.
A Central Ambulance Control at llford 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, llford Ambulance Control. Aldborough Road, llford, or
in cases of urgency by telephone (Valentine 8822).
Requests for Ambulance transport, other than emergency requests, are
only accepted from Doctors, Midwives, Duly Authorised Officers and the
medical staff of hospitals.