Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1925
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nervous debility 4, albuminuria 6, dyspepsia 4, mitral regurgitation
2, stomatitis 4, acute mammary abscess 1, cough 2, renal colic 1,
abortion 1, conjunctivitis 1, diarrhoea 1, urticaria 1, rheumatism 1,
septic finger 1, menopause 1, haemorrhoids 1, mystitis 1.
The following recommendations to hospital were made:—
Iridocyclitis 1, abscess 2, menorrhagia 4, pleurisy 1, albuminuria
2, mit al regurgitation 1, incomplete abortion 2, dyspepsia 1, renal
colic 1, cough 1, rheumatism 1, menopause 1, haemorrhoids 1.
South Clerkenwell Centre, Old Sessions House, Clerkenwell
Green.
The work and classes held at this Centre during 1925 were
as follows:—
Monday Sale of Dried Milk 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Dental Clinic, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., in alternate
weeks.
Tuesday Mothers' Clinic, 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Sewing and Cookery Class, Talks to Mothers
and Clothing Club, 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
Thursday Dental Clinic, 11 a.m. to 12 noon.
Children's Clinic, Weighing Centre, Clothing
Club and Mothers' Holiday Fund, 2 p.m.
to 5 p.m.
Friday Sale of Dried Milk 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
Saturday Sale of Dried Milk 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Numbers of individual mothers, children and infants who have attended clinics and classes:—
Mothers, nursing | 45 |
expectant | 20 |
of children 1—5 years | 15 |
Children 1—5 years | 95 |
Infants | 203 |
Total number | 378 |