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Finsbury 1938

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

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54
Dental Clinics Held on 2nd and 4th Wednesday from
12 noon to 1.30 p.m.
Number of meetings held in 1938 21
Number of attendances :—
Mothers of children under 1 year 25
Mothers of older children 30
Children under 5 years 54
Sewing Class Held on Wednesdays from 2.30 p.m. to
4 p.m.
Number of meetings held in 1938 35
Average attendance 12
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 1938 33
Average attendance 29
Dinners 5,906 dinners were served to Finsbury
mothers. 14,547 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' Hospitals, 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.