Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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Sunlight treatment; Massage treatment; Dental treatment.—
Given by appointment at adjacent Health Centre.
Leage Street.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 2 p.m.—Doctor sees mothers,
babies and toddlers, weighing of babies and toddlers, sale
of dried milk and of clothing.
Wednesday, 2 p.m., Monday and Thursday by appointment
the Dentist attends.
Wednesday, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.—Women's Holiday Fund.
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9.45 a.m.—Applications
taken for milk and dinner grants.
Tuesday and Friday, 10 a.m.—Sunlight treatment by appointment.
Tuesday, 2 p.m.—Sewing class.
Daily, 9 a.m. to 12 noon.—Applications taken for Home Helps;
from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.—Dried milk given to mothers
receiving grants and from 12 noon to 1 p.m.—Dinners
served to toddlers.
Diptheria immunisation conducted by Doctor at Clinics.
Massage Treatment given by appointment at Health Centre,
Pine Street.
Test Feeds given at both Centres as may be necessary.
Special Hospital and Convalescent Trratment arranged for
expectant and nursing mothers, babies and toddlers as
recommended by the doctor.
Women's Holiday Fund.—A Representative attends at Pine
Street and at Leage Street Centres on Wednesdays from
3 to 4 p.m. from February to September.
Mothers who would normally attend Leage Street receive their
dinners at the Home of Service, King Square.
Attendances at the Clinics and classes in 1938:—
Leage Street. | Pine Street. | |
---|---|---|
Mothers, individual | 299 | 184 |
do. attendances | 982 | 442 |
Children, 1 to 5 years, individual | 606 | 454 |
do. attendances | 4,585 | 4,151 |
Babies, individual | 328 | 468 |
do. attendances | 2,965 | 4,261 |
(The above figures do not include the service of meals.)