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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
Hampstead 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Mass Miniature Radiography Unit.
The Mass Miniature Radiography Unit was not available for the
use of Hampstead residents or employees during the year 1948.
Resettlement.
Tuberculous persons (both pulmonary and non-pulmonary) are now
brought within the arrangements for giving effect to the Disabled Persons
Employment Act, 1944, and the Disablement Resettlement Officer is
furnished with particulars as to the nature and amount of work patients
are capable of performing.
Extra Nourishment.
26 patients were supplied with free milk during the half year.
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(On the 5th July the after-care treatment of Tuberculosis became
the responsibility of the London County Council, and the clinical work of
the Dispensary the responsibility of the Regional Hospital Board.)
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
(These services and staff passed to the control of the London County
Council on the 5th July, 1948.)
Health Visitors and Home Visits.
The Health Visitors paid 8,755 visits during the first half year of
1948. In addition the Health Visitors made 675 attendances at Clinics
and Centres.
The Infant Welfare Centres open at 4th July, 1948, were as follows:—
| Name and address of Centre. | Day and time held. | Doctor in attendance. | Health Visitor. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital, College Crescent, N.W.3 | Monday 1.30—4 p.m. | Dr. Cryer | Miss Robson |
| Tuesday 2—4.30 p.m. (Nursery Centre) | — | Miss Robson | |
| Wednesday 1.30—4 p.m. | Dr. Cryer | Miss Robson | |
| Friday 2—4.30 p.m. (Nursery Centre) | __ | Miss Robson | |
| 60, West End Lane, N.W.6 | Monday 1.30—4 p.m. | Dr. Burns | Miss Thornton |
| Tuesday 1.30—4 p.m. | Dr. MacRae | Mrs. Whaley | |
| Wednesday 1.30—4 p.m. | Dr. Lewis | Miss Leahy | |
| Thursday 1.30—4 p.m. | Dr. Lewis | Miss Thornton | |
| 230, Haverstock Hill, N.W.3 | Monday 2—4.30 p.m. (Nursery Centre) | — | Miss Bushill |
| Tuesday 1.30—4 p.m. | Dr. Fletcher | Miss Bushill | |
| Wednesday 2—4.30 p.m. (Nursery Centre) | — | Miss Bushill | |
| Thursday 1.30—4 p.m. | — | Miss Bushill | |
| Friday 2—4.30 p.m. (Social Club and Nursery Centre) | __ | Miss Bushill |
Total number of attendances at all Centres during the 6 months
ended 4th July, 1948:—
(i) By children under 1 year of age 8,589
(ii) By children between the ages of 1 and 5 years 2,823