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and Members of the Health Committee for their kindness and
consideration during the year when dealing with the management
and welfare of Forest Gate Hospital.
CENTRAL HOME
This Institution, which is owned and controlled by the
Social Services Committee, is used as administrative buildings
and for housing chronic sick, mental and able-bodied persons.
The number of persons admitted to the chronic sick section
during the year was 1,132 (males 628; females 504). There
were 326 discharges (males 162; females 164), and 810 deaths
(males 459; females 351).
FOREST HOUSE
Forest House is situated in the same grounds as Whipps
Cross Hospital, but is controlled by the Social Services Committee.
The accommodation provides mainly for aged men and
women, epileptics and mental patients.
During the year there were 145 admissions (males 88;
females 57), and 151 discharges (males 87; females 64). The
deaths numbered 2 (1 male and 1 female).
HAROLD WOOD HOSPITAL
This hospital is used chiefly for the accommodation of
chronic sick patients and for children convalescing from infectious
diseases. It is controlled by the Health Committee.
During the year there were 44 admissions (6 males and 38
females). The number of discharges was 13 females; deaths
numbered 35 (8 males and 27 females). The children's wards
were not used during the year owing to evacuation of patients.
MENTAL DEFICIENCY
On the 31st Decemeber, 1945, the number of defectives on
the register ascertained to be "subject to be dealt with" was
682 (337 males and 345 females).
DISTRIBUTION OF DEFECTIVES. The manner in
which the defectives who were on the register at the end of the
year had been dealt with is shewn in the following table:—
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