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Cases suffering from Surgical Tuberculosis are treated at the
Alexandra Hospital, Swanley, Kent, and at different London
Voluntary Hospitals. All these latter cases are however known
to the Council's Tuberculosis Officer.
Maternity.
(6) The Council have entered into arrangements with Queen
Mary's Hospital and Plaistow Maternity Charity for the treatment
of maternity cases.
Orthopaedic treatment is carried out at the Children's Hospital,
Balaam Street.
Cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum are treated at the Royal
London Ophthalmic Hospital (see page 116).
Open Air Schools.
There are two Open Air Schools, one at Fyfield, near
Ongar, to accommodate 80 boys, and one within the Borough at
"Crosby Road to accommodate (50 girls (see page 47).
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. A new Motor Ambulance to accommodate 2 stretcher
cases, 4 sitting cases, driver and attendant was purchased during
the year.
There are also in addition two motor ambulances for transference
of non-infectious and accident cases to or from institutions.
The latter ambulances made 1,478 journeys during the year. In
058 cases persons were removed from one address to another
within the Borough. In 797 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. A third ambulance is reserved
for smallpox cases only.
Mutual arrangements are in existence between West Ham,
the County Borough of East Ham, and the District of Barking for
reciprocal use of ambulances on call in case of emergency should
the ambulance of one or other Authority be unavailable, and 23
journeys were made under this arrangement during 1927.
Facilities for obtaining ambulances through Tram Conductors
and the Police have been made, and transparencies are displayed
on all West Ham cars giving full information. Notices to
the same effect are exhihited at all the Council's Conveniences,
Fire Stations, Schools, and other public buildings.
The Ambulance may be obtained in the event of a case requiring
urgent hospital treatment (Medical Certificate required) and
also for any street accident.
Ambulances are not available for patients requiring outpatient
treatment.
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