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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
Wandsworth 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Infant Welfare Centre. | Clinics. | |
|---|---|---|
| Ante-natal. | Infants. | |
| Clapham: Claphara Dispensary, Manor Street. | 1st Monday in each month at 2 p.m. | Tuesdays and Wednesdays, at 2 to 3.30 p.m. |
| Putney: 104, Felsham Road. | 1st and 3rd Thursday in each month at 2.30 p.m. | Wednesdays at 2 p.m. |
| Putney Park: The Hut, Putney Park Lane. | Nil. | Fridays at 2.30 p.m. |
| Balham: 91, Bedford Hill. | 1st, 2nd and 4th Fridays in each month at 10.30 a.m. | Wednesdays and Thursdays at 2 to 3.30 p.m. |
| Streatham:— 37, Riggindale Road. | 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesdays in each month at 10.30 a.m. | Tuesdays and Fridays at 1.30 to 3.30 p.m. |
| Tooting: Fairlight Hall— Fairlight Road. | 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesdays in each month at 10.30 a.m. | Wednesdays and Thursdays at 2 to 3.30 p.m. |
| southfield: St. Michael's Institute, Merton Road. | 1st and 3rd Fridays in each month at 10 a.m. | Tuesdays at 2 to 3.30 p.m. |
| Fairfield: Fairfield Mission Hall, Fairfield Street. | Nil. | Thursdays at 2 to 3.30 p.m. |
| Springfield: Church Hall, Earlsfield Road. | 2nd and 4th Tuesdays in each month at 11 a.m. | Tuesdays at 2 to 3.30 p.m. |
The total number of infants seen at the Centres during 1923
was 2,537, an increase of 197 on the previous year, and the total
attendances were just over 40,000. The number of visits paid by
the Superintendents to infants increased from 10,793 in 1922 to
12,640 in 1923.
Seven of the nine Centres have ante-natal clinics, and 688 cases
were examined at these clinics, compared with 653 in 1922.
The following Table gives full particulars of the work at each
Centre during the year.