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On the same site there is Forest House, with 396 beds, for
aged men and mental cases, also Forest House Cottages with 90
beds, for aged married couples, at present occupied by aged
women.
Forest Gate Hospital.
This institution is situated in the County Borough of West
Ham, and is owned by the Council. The hospital has 700 beds to
accommodate maternity patients, mental cases, and chronic sick.
The Institution is approved by the Board of Control for 75
mental defectives, as under:—
Adult Males 20
Adult Females 30
Males under 16 years 10
Females under 16 years 15
Although an additional 200 beds were provided in 1930, this
institution is still seriously overcrowded.
Central Home.
This home is situated within the Borough of Leyton, and is
owned by the Council.
It is registered for 1,807 chronic sick and able-bodied persons,
about 900 consisting of chronic sick cases.
Margate Convalescent Home.
This convalescent home is situated at Northdown Road, Margate,
and is owned by the Council. It has accommodation for 110
children, who are sent from West Ham, Walthamstow, Leyton,
and East Ham.
Other Institutions.
(6) The Council have an agreement with Queen Mary's
Hospital and Plaistow Maternity Hospital for the institutional
treatment of maternity cases. (See page 156).
Orthopaedic treatment is carried out at the Children's Hospital,
Balaam Street, and at the Brookfield Hospital, Walthamstow.
(See page 157).
Cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum are treated at the Royal
London Ophthalmic Hospital and at St. Margaret's Hospital.
(See pages 161 and 162).
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