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Finsbury 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]

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Dental Clinics Held on 2nd and 4th Wednesday from
12 noon to 1.30 p.m.
Number of meetings held in 1937 21
Number of attendances:—
Mothers of children under 1 year 56
Mothers of older children 52
Children under 5 years 51
Sewing Class Held on Wednesdays from 2.30 p.m. to
4 p.m.
Number of meetings held in 1937 35
Average attendance 16
This class is conducted by a London County
Council Teacher.
Lectures Held on Tuesdays from 2.30 p.m. to
3.30 p.m.
Number of meetings held in 1937 33
Average attendance 28
Dinners 6,795 dinners were served to Finsbury
mothers. 15,942 dinners were served to
Finsbury toddlers.
A knitting class is also held on Mondays at 2.30 to 4 p.m.
All the facilities maintained by the Council have, at various
times been communicated to the various bodies and institutions in
the Borough, and cases have frequently been referred by the
institutions and accepted under the Council's scheme for grants of
milk and meals, admission to Infants' Hospital, and dental and
other treatment.
The Voluntary Associations, which are in receipt of grants
from the Borough Council, are inspected yearly, and attention
was also given to the work being carried on.
A considerable amount of good work is done by these Associations
working in some cases under difficult conditions.