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shops, laundry, boiler-house, central kitchen, recreation hall, with
offices, nurses' home, medical superintendent's house, administration
block with matron's quarters, and 12 staff cottages. These
additional buildings, with the existing three villa blocks, will
provide accommodation for 520 patients in all. It is hoped that
this will suffice to provide for all cases from West Ham and East
Ham, although facilities are available for further extensions if
necessary.
(b) Forest Gate Hospital. This hospital is approved by the
Board of Control for the reception of 75 mental defectives—20
male adults, 30 female adults, 10 male and 15 female children. At
present 82 mental defectives are detained under Order in this
hospital; of these 55 are West Ham patients.
South Ockendon Colony.
Report by Miss W. S. Butler, S.R.N., R.M.P.A.,
Matron-Superintendent.
On 31st December, 1937, there were 146 patients on the
register, namely, 67 male adults, 45 female adults, 26 male and
and 8 female children. During the year one male adult, one
female adult, 6 male and one female children were admitted to
the colony, while 4 patients were transferred—one adult male
to Forest Gate Hospital, one female adult to Cell Barnes
Colony, and one female adult and one male child to Rampton
State Institution. One patient—an adult female—was discharged,
and 3 patients died—2 male adults, one from pneumonia, and one
from status epilepticus; and one female adult from acute bronchitis.
There are 15 patients on licence to parents and guardians,
10 male adults, 3 female adults, and 2 male children. The progress
reports relative to these patients have all been very satisfactory.
Health. Early in the year an epidemic of scarlet fever,
which commenced during the previous November, affected three
male and eight female patients. These cases were treated at the
Isolation Hospital, Plaistow, and the East Ham Isolation
Hospital, and all made a good recover)'.
During February, 69 patients and the majority of the staff
suffered from influenza. All recovered.
During the year two female patients were treated at
Whipps Cross Hospital for acute rheumatism, and one female
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