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Psychiatric Hospitals. — There are two large Psychiatric Hospitals
in the district, the Goodmayes Hospital, with 67 Resident Staff and 1,255
patients (males 560, females 695), and Claybury Hospital, with 199 Resident
Staff and 1,901 patients (males 754, females 1,147) in residence on
30th June, 1964. (These Hospitals are Groups 12 and 20 respectively of
the North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital 3oard.)
Other Institutions. - Australasian Medical Unit (Dr. 3arnardo's
Homes), Barkingside, has 60 beds in the Hospital and on 30th June, 1964
there were 30 Resident Staff and 31 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.
The Ambulance Service in Redbridge is now administered by the
Greater London Council.
The County Medical Officer of Essex has kindly supplied the
following information regarding the operation of the Ambulance Service
during the year 1964.
"An 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 by
teleprinter with all Ambulance Stations in the Metropolitan Area of
the County and by direct G.P.O. telephone line with the Divisional
Control at Chelmsford. The Control which is equipped with two-way
radio, is also in direct communication with ambulance vehicles
operating in the area.
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, Aldborough
Road, Ilford. Requests for ambulance transport, other than emergency
requests, are only accepted from Doctors, Midwives, Mental
Welfare Officers and the medical staff of hospitals, and where practicable
a minimum of 24 hours notice is required.
General medical practitioners, when arranging a patient's