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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Special Cases Consultations are held on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays at 10.30 a.m.
Number of meetings in 1938 302
Number of attendances by mothers 504
Post-Natal Clinics Held on Mondays and Thursdays at
2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
Number of meetings held in 1938 100
Number of attendances :—
Babies under 1 year of age 276
Children from 1 to 5 years 129
(2) Claremont School for Mothers.
Post-Natal Clinics Held on Tuesdays at 2.30 p.m. and Fridays
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Number of meetings held in 1938 100
Number of Attendances :—
Babies under 1 year 871
Children from 1 to 5 years 1,275
Sewing Class .. .. Held on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Number of meetings held in 1938 38
Lectures .. .. Held on Mondays at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Number of meetings held in 1938 45
(3) Claremont Day Nursery.
Open at 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Charge, 9d. per child. 6d. each for two
out of one family.
Average number of Finsbury children attending
per month 32
Total attendances 5,856
Some years ago it was the practice of this Nursery to close
during August for administrative reasons. It was considered,
however, important that a Day Nursery should be open the whole