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these diseases in West Ham had been compulsory for 11 years, under
special powers obtained by the West Ham Corporation Act, 1888,
which provided for the notification of all the diseases specified in the
general Act, with the exception of Erysipelas and Membranous Croup.
The Hospital accommodation of the Borough for the isolation of
infectious disease consists of—
(1) The Plaistow Fever Hospital (opened as to two wards in
1896, and as to the completed Hospital in 1901) now
contains 210 beds, allocated to the following purposes:
110 beds for Scarlet Fever, 63 for Diphtheria, 22 for
Enteric Fever, and 15 isolation beds for Mixed or Staff
cases.
(2) Dagenham Small.pox Hospital, situate about 9 miles from
the Borough, occupying a site of 6| acres, enclosed
within a farm of 119 acres, owned and cultivated by the
Council, was opened in 1899. It consists of permanent
buildings capable of accommodating 50 patients with
the administrative staff required for their care, together
with temporary iron buildings sufficient to treat 300
cases. Under agreement, seven other Sanitary Authorities
contribute to the establishment and maintenance of
this Hospital, in consideration of West Ham undertaking
to receive and treat all the Small.pox cases sent to the
Hospital by those Authorities.
(3) The Grange Convalescent Home is situate about 9£ miles
from the Borough, at Harold Wood, Essex, in which
the accommodation is ample for 40 children. This
Home consists of a residential mansion with outbuildings
and 7 acres of grounds, together with 61½ acres of
pasture land, and has required considerable alterations
and additions to render it fit for its present use. The
, Home was opened for the reception of patients on 22nd