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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
Edmonton 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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The following information gives details of the Maternity and Child Welfare
Clinics at the end of 1948 :—
(1) Ante-Natal Clinic at Brookfield House, Fore Street (adjoining
the Town Hall). Six sessions weekly.
Ante-Natal Clinic at Weir Hall, Silver Street. One session
weekly.
(2) Child Welfare Centres :—
(a) Brookfield House. Three sessions weekly.
(b) Methodist Church Hall, Bush Hill Park. Two sessions
weekly.
(c) St. Edmund's Church Hall. Two sessions weekly.
(d) Weir Hall. Two sessions weekly.
(e) St. John's. One session weekly.
(3) Post-Natal and Advisory Clinic at Brookfield House. One
session weekly.
Post-Natal and Advisory Clinic at Weir Hall. One session
weekly.
(4) Dental Clinic at Pymmes Park. Two sessions weekly.
(5) Orthopaedic Clinic at Methodist Central Hall, Fore Street.
Orthorpaedic Surgeon attends once a month. Open daily for
treaament.
(6) Obstetric Surgeon attends once a fortnight at Brookfield House.
Births.
| The total number of births notified during 1948 are as follows :— | |
| Live births notified by midwives | 2,588 |
| „ „ „ doctors and parents | 42 |
| Still-births „ „ midwives | 108 |
| „ „ „ doctors | 3 |
| 2,741 |