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Was erected and furnished for the Medical Superintendent,
Forest Gate Hospital, at a cost of approximately f1,836. At the
Central Home a residence was erected and furnished for the Senior
Medical Officer, at an approximate cost of f1,187. At Whipps
Cross Hospital the new nurses' home and maids' quarters were
completed and furnished at a cost of approximately f52,000. The
roadway to the nurses' home and the approach to the incinerator
were constructed at a cost of £600, and two new tennis courts
were laid down at a cost of f443. These last two items are part
of the scheme for the new extension.
(b) Whipps Cross Hospital extension. It was hoped that the
extension to Whipps Cross Hospital would have been commenced
during 1937, but various matters held up the project. At the time
of writing, however, the building is in course of erection. The
extension will be dealt with more fully in my next annual report.
(c) Notes on any alterations contemplated immediately. At
Forest Gate Hospital it is proposed to extend the laundry and
reconstruct the nurses' dining and recreation rooms, and the
sanction of the Ministry of Health for the necessary loan is
awaited.
(d) Hospital report. In the present period of transition it is
highly desirable that consideration should be given to all aspects
of the hospital question before any further extensions to the existing
services are contemplated. I have been requested to furnish
a complete report on this matter. The present section on the work
carried out in the hospitals serves as a basis for this investigation,
and at a later date I hope to put before the authority a scheme
dealing with the hospital question.
(e) Nursing services. The number of different grades of
nurses in municipal hospitals and institutions are as follows: —
Whipps Cross Hospital. One matron, one assistant matron ;
one sister-tutor; one assistant sister-tutor; one home sister; one
assistant home sister; 3 massage sisters; 3 night sisters; 26 ward
sisters; 35 staff nurses; 113 probationers; 7 private nurses; 3 male
nurses; one masseur (male); 2 male head attendants; 11 male
attendants.
Forest Gate Hospital. One matron; one assistant matron ;
one home sister; 2 night sisters; 7 ward sisters; 5 midwifery
sisters ; 8 pupil-midwives ; 109 assistant nurses; 16 male attendants.
Central Home. One matron: 2 assistant matrons;one super
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