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2. District Nursing.— In my last annual report I stated that
the provision of district nurses for home nursing was commenced
in October, 1921. The demand for these nurses was maintained
during the year 1923, and has fully justified the formulation of a
scheme for this beneficent service by the Medical Officer of Health,
which was subsequently accepted by the Governors of the Ilford
Emergency Hospital, and carried out by the District Nursing Committee.
The following is a summary of the work carried out during
the year 1923:—
1st Visits. Subsequent Visits.
Medical. Surgical. Midwifery. Medical. Surgical. Midwifery.
195 19 — 4,520 19
Number of applications made for Nurses' services 214
Number of patients under the charge of a doctor 213
Number of patients not under the charge of a doctor 1
Number of necessitous cases referred to Committee 34
Number of cases on the books at the end of the year 20
The cases were distributed in wards as under:—
Cranbrook 41
Park 24
Seven Kings 44
North Hainault 11
Loxford 15
Clementswood 49
South Hainault 30
SECTION VI.— HOUSING.
There is still a great shortage of houses in the Ilford district.
The housing schemes which have been carried out in the
district have provided 2,161 houses, 356 being erected by the
Ilford Council, 220 by the City of London Corporation, and 1,585
by the London County Council; this last scheme being completed
in the early part of the year. The three schemes were originally
intended to supply 5,304 houses, viz., 504 by the Ilford Council,
2,000 by the City of London Corporation, and 2,800 by the
London County Council. It will be seen that the total number
of houses erected is well under half the original proposal. An
additional 7 houses, comprising 14 flats, have been erected by
the Ilford Council at the rear of the Fire Station, Ley Street,
for Council employees.