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Dagenham Hospital as at present situated would be a suitable
Institution for dealing with a serious epidemic of smallpox,
taking into full account the very large area which it would have
to serve, and also the danger to the metropolis of any breakdown
in the efficiency of dealing with an Epidemic, seeing that
many thousands of people from the area in question carry out
their daily work in the City and travel to and from their workunder
over-crowded and insanitary conditions.
(3) The Grange Convalescent Home consists of a residential
Institution with 7 acres of grounds, together with 61 acres of
land situated at Harold Wood, being about 9 miles from the
Borough. It was opened on 22nd February, 1909, for the reception
of scarlet fever convalescents, and is capable of accommodating
60 patients. Owing to the fall in the number of
scarlet fever cases the Institution has, during the last 3 years,
been used for the reception of diphtheria convalescents.
HOSPITALS SUBSIDIZED BY COUNCIL.
(4) Plaistow Maternity Hospital (see page 110).
(5) Queen Mary's Hospital—Maternity and Out-Patients
for Tonsils and Adenoids (see page 110).
(6) St. Mary's Hospital—Children and Infants under 5 (sec
page 110).
(7) Children's Hospital, Balaam Street (see page 110).
AMBULANCE SERVICE.
The Council has two Motor Ambulances for the removal
of infectious patients to hospital, and two ambulances for
removing bedding, clothing, or other infected material to the
disinfecting station.
There are also two motor ambulances for transference of
non-infectious and accident cases to or from institutions. The
latter ambulances made 959 journeys during the year. In 356
cases persons were removed from one address to another
within the Borough. In 603 cases from an address within the
Borough to an institution outside, or vice versa. Provision is
made for a Nurse to accompany the patient, and hot bottles are
supplied during the cold weather.