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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
West Ham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Address Where Held. | Number of Sessions held weekly (excluding Dental Sessions) | Day and Time of Meeting. | Average per Session. | Arrangements for Medical Supervision. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Attendances. | Medical Consultations. | ||||||
| Expectant Mothers. | Children. | Expectant Mothers. | Children. | ||||
| West Ham Lane Municipal Centre º | 4 | Mon., Tues., Thurs., 2 p.m Tuesday, 9.30 a.m. | 21. | 40.9 | 21. | 32. | Dr. Helen Campbell. |
| *Forest Gate Municipal Clinic, Forest Street º | 3 | Tuesday, 9.30 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday, 2 p.m. | 7.9 | 50. | 7.9 | 37.6 | Dr. Janetta Powrie |
| *Grange Road Municipal Clinic º | 3 | Wednesday, Friday, 2 p.m Wednesday, 9.30 a.m. | 11.2 | 36.5 | 11. | 28.8 | Dr. Helen Campbell. |
| *Maybury Road Municipal Clinic | 3 | Monday, 9.30 a.m., 2 p.m. Friday, 9.30 a.m. | 11.2 | 36.5 | 11.2 | 25.0 | Dr. Janetta Powrie |
| Silvertown Municipal Clinic º | 2 | Wed., 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. | 6.26 | 31. | 6. | 18.5 | Dr. Janetta Powrie |
| Chesterton House Centre | 6 | Wed.,Thur., 11 a.m. & 2.30 p.m. Mon., Fri., 1.30 p.m | 176.3 | 94.7 | 67.7 | 34.7 | Dr. Flora Hogg & Dr. Peter Kennedy. |
| Docks Centre, Hoy Street | 5 | Daily, 2 p.m. | 111.6 | 79.6 | 41.9 | 55.0 | |
| Martin Street Clinic | 1 | Thursday, 3.80 p.m. | 29.4 | 30.8 | 11.5 | 8.0 | |
| South West Ham Health Society Clinic, Lees Hal | 3 | Tues., Wed., and Fri., 1.30 p.m. | 25.0 fortnighty | 38.7 | 11.6 fortnightly | 23.8 | Dr. J. Lorimer Hawthorne. |
| Trinity Mission Centre, Oxford Road | 2 | Wed. and Thurs., 1.30 p.m | — | 44.8 | — | 28.2 | Dr. Jean Smith. |
| Stratford Day Nursery Centre, Welfare Road | 3 | Mon., Wed., and Thurs., 1.30 p.m. | — | 44.3 | — | 22.9 | Dr. Dorothea Brooks |
| Given Wilson Institute, Pelly Bridge | 1 | Mondays, 2 p.m. | — | 27.0 | — | 23.7 | Dr. Eva Morton. |
| * The first Session for work was held at Forest Gate and Maybury Road Clinics in May, 1931. An additional weekly Infant Welfare Session was begun at Forest Gate and Grange Road Clinics in September, 1931, and at Maybury Road Clinic in November, 1931. o Dental treatment for mothers, and children under 5 years, is given at these Clinics. | |||||||