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Central Home.
This home is situated within the Borough of Ley ton, and is
owned by the Council.
It is registered for 1,807 chronic sick and able-bodied persons.
See Annual Report for 1930, appendix II.
Other Institutions.
(6) The Council have an agreement with Queen Marv's
Hospital and Plaistow Maternity Hospital for the institutional
treatment of maternity cases. (See page 123).
Orthopoedic treatment is carried out at the Children's
Hospital, Balaam Street, and at the Brookfield Hospital,
Walthamstow. (See page 123).
Cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum are treated at the Royal
London Ophthalmic Hospital. (See pages 126 and 127).
Open Air Schools.
There are two Open Air Schools, one at Fylield (Residential),
near Ongar, to accommodate 80 boys and 60 girls, and one within
the Borough at Crosby Road (Day), to accommodate 60 girls.
In connection with the health services in West Ham it is interesting
to note that during the year no fewer than fourteen different
authorities made application for particulars of schemes in force
in the borough, dealing with many phases of the public health
work.
With regard to the co-ordination of the health services available
in the borough consequent upon the taking over of the health
services of the old Board of Guardians, it may be of interest to
note that arrangements have been made whereby any suitable
cases seen by the District Medical Officers may be drafted to a
Maternity and Child Welfare Clinic, or to the Tuberculosis Dispensary.
In the case of the former a post card as under is sent
direct to the Medical Officer of Health, who then makes the necessary
arrangements for their attendance. With regard to suspected
cases of tuberculosis, or cases requiring treatment, the
District Medical Officers send a card (specimen below) direct to
the Tuberculosis Officer, who upon receipt of this, arranges for an
appointment for examination.
A similar arrangement is made whereby patients attending
any of the Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics or Tuberculosis
Dispensary may be drafted to see the District Medical Officers,
when circumstances make it desirable, or are referred to the Public
Assistance Officer.
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