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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lewisham 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Voluntary Infant Welfare Centres.
There are ten Voluntary Infant Welfare Centres in the Borough, and the attendances at these during the year are summarised
Below:-
| Total Attendances. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Centre. | No. of Sessions held in the Year. | Children under 1 year of age. | Children aged 1-5 years. |
| Bellingham Infant Welfare Centre | 50 | 1,761 | 2,436 |
| Catford School for Mothers | 99 | 4,325 | 2,554 |
| Downham Infant Welfare Centre | 48 | 3,247 | 3,942 |
| Forest Hill School for Mothers | 49 | 4,340 | 3,767 |
| Grove Park Infant Welfare Centre | 49 | 2,108 | 2,082 |
| Hither Green Mothers' & Babies' Welcome | 48 | 2,898 | 3,035 |
| Lee and Blackheath School for Mothers | 50 | 3,228 | 3,116 |
| St. Mary's School for Mothers | 50 | 4,486 | 2,159 |
| Sydenham Infant Welfare Centre | 97 | 4,026 | 1,922 |
| Upper Sydenham Infant Welfare Centre | 49 | 1,922 | 866 |
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(2) An infants' clinic, comprising a consulting room, small anteroom
and a weighing room sufficiently large to contain two
scales.
(It will be noted that the provision of two consulting
rooms will enable two separate clinics to be conducted at
the same time, without inconvenience to either).
(3) A dispensary, which will provide ample room for the
medicines supplied either free or at a reduced price for
necessitous persons, and for the dried milk which is at
present issued from the Town Hall. This dispensary will
take the place of the present one at the Maternity Home.
(4) An artificial sunlight clinic. As it is proposed to conduct
an artificial sunlight clinic, provision has been made for a
dressing room and a room to contain the necessary apparatus.
(5) A " Toddlers' " room.
The remaining accommodation will consist of a staff room, staff
lavatories, kitchen, patients' lavatories and store rooms. The caretaker's
apartments will be on the first floor, and comprise a living
room, kitchen, bathroom and three bedrooms. The heating will be
by means of a low pressure hot water system, provision being made
in the basement for a boiler and the storage of fuel.