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Hospitals.
Infectious Diseases.
(1) Plaistow Fever Hospital has available 210 beds for the
treatment of cases of scarlet fever, diphtheria, enteric fever,
influenza, erysipelas, severe cases of measles, or whooping cough,
pneumonia, tubercular peritonitis and encephalitis lethargica ; also
cases of puerperal pyrexia and puerperal fever are treated at this
hospital. There are in addition isolation beds for mixed cases. The
number of beds allocated to any particular complaint is varied
from time to time in accordance with the demand owing to any
specific epidemic.
(2) The Children's Hospital, Harold Wood, has accommodation
for 200 cases. As mentioned in my last year's report, this
accommodation is still being used by the Public Assistance Committee,
with the exception of 20 beds, which are reserved for
children convalescing from diphtheria.
Smallpox.
(3) Dagenham Smallpox Hospital was built in 1899 for the
reception of 300 cases of smallpox, but in 1912 was taken over
for the treatment of adult cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, and
is still being used for this purpose. There is accommodation for
128 cases.
Any cases of smallpox occurring in this area are removed by
arrangements with the London County Council to one of their
hospitals.
Tuberculosis.
Dagenham Hospital and Sanatorium.
(4) This institution provides accommodation for 128 adult
cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. (See also pages 135-137).
Langdon Hill Sanatorium for Children.
(5) At this institution provision is made for accommodating
10 children suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis. (See pages
137-138).
Surgical Tuberculosis.
Cases of surgical tuberculosis are treated at the Alexandra
Hospital, Swanley, Kent; Sir William Treloar's Hospital, Alton;
and at various voluntary hospitals.
Whipps Cross Hospital.
(6) This hospital is the property of the West Ham Council,
but is situated in Leyton.
The scheme for the provision of an additional 500 beds to
this institution, as mentioned in my previous reports, is nearing
fruition, although the actual building has not yet begun. Tenders
have been invited, and it is hoped that before very long a start
will be made in the erection of this addition, which is so urgently
heeded, to abate the serious congestion in existence at present.
With regard to the Nurses' Home and Maids' Quarters, the
buildings are nearing completion, and it is hpped that they will be
occupied in the very near future.
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