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Mitcham 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

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WOODLANDS MATERNITY HOME
The Borough Maternity Home has accommodation for 15
cases. All patients must be Mitcham residents, and those who
wish may book their own medical attendant for the confinement.
CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES
Welfare Clinics
Infant Welfare Centres are held at the following places: —
Sunshine Hall, Park Road.— Sessions are held every
Monday afternoon.
St. Barnabas Church Hall, Gorringe Park Avenue.— Sessions
are held every Tuesday afternoon.
Sherwood House, Commonside East.— Sessions are held
every Thursday morning.— This clinic was transferred
to Meopham Road F.A.P. in July as a result
of enemy action.
Church Road Centre.— Sessions are held every Thursday
afternoon.
Dr. Parsons attends all sessions.
Ante-Natal Clinics
Ante-natal clinics are held at the following places: —
Woodlands Maternity Home.— Sessions are held on
Friday and Monday mornings for patients who
have booked for the Woodlands Maternity Home.
Mitcham Court.— Sessions are held on every Tuesday
morning.— This clinic was transferred to the Church
Road F.A.P. in July.
The municipal mid wives also hold a clinic at Mitcham Court
on Wednesday afternoons.
Post-Natal Clinic
A post-natal clinic is held at Mitcham Court on the
fourth Tuesday of each month.
Post-natal examinations of cases confined in Woodlands are
made at the Woodlands clinics.