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(b) St. Mary's Hospital, London Road, Plaistow. I his is
a well-equipped hospital for women and children only. There are
71 beds for the treatment of medical and surgical cases, and in
addition there is a large out-patient department. Facilities are
also available for X-ray examinations, electrical treatment,
massage and exercises.
(c) Albert Dock Hospital, Connaught Road, E.16. This
hospital has accommodation for 53 medical and surgical cases,
including 6 beds for the treatment of venereal diseases. It is one
of the participating hospitals under the London County Council
Scheme for the treatment of venereal diseases, and men only are
treated there.
(d) Children's Hospital, Balaam Street, Plaistow. This is
a small hospital of 36 beds which specialises largely in orthopaedic
and nose and throat work. The Borough Council reserve the use
of one ward of 16 beds for the use of its own cases, and the Senior
Assistant Medical Officer for maternity and child welfare is in
charge of this ward. The Council also reserve four beds in the
orthopaedic ward. There is a light clinic and an out-patient
department. Plans are now being considered for the extension
of the hospital and for the provision of a new light clinic.
(e) Plaistow Maternity Hospital, Howards Road, E.13.
This hospital belongs to the Plaistow Maternity Charity and has
accommodation for 60 beds, of which number 48 are used by West
Ham patients. Some of the wards are of modern construction.
By arrangement with the Public Health Committee and the Committee
of the Plaistow Maternity Hospital, the majority of those
children born in this hospital, or attended at birth by nurses from
this hospital, are visited by nurses from the institution until they
reach the age of four years. In addition, the hospital possesses
a very extensive district midwifery practice and is incorporated
in the Council's scheme under the Midwives Act, 1936.
General hospital accommodation for adults and
children. As most of the general hospitals admit patients from
areas outside West Ham, it is difficult to estimate the actual
number of beds for this purpose which are available for the
population of the Count) Borough. In Table VII. an attempt has
been made to give this information.
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