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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
Islington 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Foot Clinics
Foot clinics are provided at East Islington Welfare Centre at Drayton Park and South
Islington Welfare Centre at Clephane Road for 'priority cases'-the aged, expectant
mothers and the physically handicapped. During the year there were 6,234 and 1,767
attendances respectively. An additional foot clinic was started at the Junction Road
Congregational Church on 2nd August, 1961 and total attendances there to the end of the
year were 104 Many Islington residents attend the main foot clinic at Pine Street in
Finsbury where the total attendances were 16,777.
Home Helps
The home help area is administered from three area offices in the Division. Each of
the three areas covers part of Islington and together cover the whole Borough The total
number of households in the Division receiving home helps on 31st December, 1961, was
1,872.