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Whipps Cross Hospital.
(6) This hospital situated within the Borough of Leyton
and is owned by the West Ham Council.
Overcrowding is still existent at this institution, and the
original accommodation is invariably much exceeded.
Some progress has been made with the scheme for 500 beds
mentioned in my report of last year. At the moment the complete
plans for submission for the formal approval of the Minister are
in the course of preparation, and the Nurses' Home and Maids'
Quarters have actually been commenced.
Forest House.
Forest House is in the same curtilage as Whipps Cross
Hospital, with 396 beds for aged men and cases of epilepsy, and
those certified under section 24 of the Lunacy Act 1890, also
Forest House Cottages with 90 beds for aged married couples,
but at present occupied by aged women.
Forest Cate Hospital.
(7) This institution is situated in the County Borough of
West Ham, and is owned by the Council. The hospital has 774
beds to accommodate maternity patients (40), 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
Central Home Institution.
(8) 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
Margate Convalescent Home.
(9) This Home is situated in Northdown Road, Margate.
It has accommodation for 108 patients, with necessary staff.
The Council took over the institution from the old Board of
Guardians under the Local Government Act, 1929, and is responsible
for all cases sent there.
The Home is far from being an ideal building for the treatment
of children requiring periods of convalescence, and cases of
infectious disease have frequently occurred during the year.
Nevertheless, the children sent away do undoubtedly derive some
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