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Poor Law Relief.
The number of persons receiving relief varies during the year.
Approximately 12 cases are on permanent out-relief. Five of these
are disabled through bad health, the remaining seven are elderlv
people not yet. in receipt of the Old Age Pension, but unable to
support themselves.
There are seven cases (3 women, 4 men) at present in the
Infirmary not all totally incapacitated.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
IN THE AREA.
Hospitals.—There is no Hospital in the district provided or
subsidized by the Council.
The Infectious Diseases Hospital for the Walthamstow Urban
District is situated within the Urban District of Chin,gford and has
a sanatorium block maintained by the County Council of Essex, to
which orthopaedic and mixed cases of surgical and pulmonary tuberculosis
are admitted for treatment.
Infectious Disease.—Accommodation for cases of infectious
disease is provided by the Waltham Joint Hospital Board at Waltham
Abbey. Patients are also admitted to this hospital from the adjoining
districts of Woodford, Waltham Abbey and Buckhurst Hill,
The hospital consists of an Administrative Block and the following
Wards :
Observation or Isolation Block with four beds.
Diphtheria Block with eight beds.
Two Scarlet Fever Blocks, one with twelve beds and convalescent
room, and one with 16 beds and convalescent room.
Laundry and Mortuary Block. Steam Disinfector, etc.
Ambulance Shed.
The Patients' expenses (which include provisions and medical
sundries, Medical Attendance and Salaries of Nurses) are charged to
the Constituent Authorities sending them at the actual cost per Patient
Day.
Paying patients are accepted provided there is accommodation.
The remaining expenses are charged to the Constituent Authorities,
proportionately to the number of Assessable Houses within their
districts.