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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Finsbury 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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SECTION "B" - GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
TREATMENT CENTRES AND CLINICS.
The attendances at the Various Treatment Centres and Clinics have
shown a steady expansion since their inception and there were record
attendances in the Dental and Foot Clinics.
ATTENDANCES &C. at TREATMENT CENTRES AND CLINICS
| CLINIC | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of sessions. | No.of new cases | Total No. Atts. | No. of sessions. | No. of new cases | Total No. Atts. | No.of sessions. | No. of new cases | Total No. Atts. | No.of sessions. | No. of new eases | Total No. Atts. | |
| FOOT CLINIC | 833 | 655 | 4600 | 1195 | 849 | 6638 | 1358 | 800 | 8037 | 1572 | 701 | 10244 |
| DENTAL CLINIC. | 312 | 907 | 3858 | 327 | 986 | 4291 | 357 | 979 | 4413 | 423 | 1298 | 4967 |
| SOLARIUM | 473 | 772 | 13154 | 499 | 693 | 14567 | 415 | 529 | 10032 | 438 | 497 | 9122 |
| WOMEN'S CLINIC | 49 | 186 | 502 | 45 | 119 | 373 | 44 | 52 | 321 | 47 | 90 | 295 |
| TOTALS | 1667 | 2520 | 22114 | 2066 | 2647 | 25869 | 2174 | 2360 | 22803 | 2480 | 2586 | 24628 |
The Council approved a scheme for the treatment of staff members at the
various clinics in the Health Centre. It was decided also to contract with
local firms to treat their employees provided that this work did not interfere
with the facilities available for residents.
In order to allow the chiropodists to devote more time to professional work
clerical assistance was provided in the Foot Clinic and an additional chiropodists
chair and equipment were ordered.
LABORATORY:
Routine examinations of swabs, sputum, milks, &c., have continued to be
carried out at the Laboratory in the Health Centre and the following is a brief
summary of the work undertaken -
No.of throat and nasal swabs examined
392
No.of sputums examined for T.B
150
Milk samples
71
Pathological specimens examined
48
The Council continued the arrangement whereby special examinations are
undertaken at the Archway Group Laboratories by the L.C.C.Group Pathologist,
Doctor J.M.Alston.