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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
Wandsworth 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Maternity and Child Welfare.
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Maternity and Child Welfare.
| Infant Welfare Centre. | Clinics. | |
|---|---|---|
| Ante-natal. | Infants. | |
| Clapham : Clapham Dispensary, Manor Street. | 1st Monday in each month at 2 p.m. | Tuesdays and Wednesdays, at 2 to 3.30 p.m. |
| Putney : 104, Felsham Road. | 1st and 3rd Wednesdays in each month at 10.30 a.m. | Wednesdays at 2 p.m. and Thursdays at 2.45 p.m. |
| Putney Park : Putney Park House, Dover House Rd. | None. | Fridays at 2 p.m. |
| Balham : 91, Bedford Hill. | 1st and 3rd Fridays in each month at 10.30 a.m. | Wednesdays and Thursdays at 2 to 3.30 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, at 1.30 to 3.30 p.m. |
| Streatham : 37, Riggindale Road. | 1st, 3rd and 5thWed-nesdays in each month at 10 a.m. | |
| Tooting : Fairlight Hall, Fairlight Road. | 1st, 3rd and 5thWed-nesdays in each month at 10 a.m. | Wednesdays and Thursdays at 2 to 3.30 p.m. Thursdays at 10.15 a.m. |
| Church Hall, Lynwood Road. | 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 10.15 a.m. | |
| Southfields : St. Michael's Institute, Merton Road. | 1st and 3rd Fridays in each month at 10 a.m. | Tuesdays at 1.45 to 3.30 p.m. |
| Fairfield : Fairfield Mission Hall, Fairfield Street. | None. | Thursdays at 2 to 3.30 p.m. |
| Springfield : Church Hall, Earlsfield Road. | 2nd and 4th Tuesdays in each month at 11 a.m. | Tuesdays at 2 to 3.30 p.m. |
The total number of new infants seen at the Centres during
1925 was 2,401, compared with 2,360 for the previous year, and
the total attendances were 43,080. The number of visits paid by
the Superintendents to infants decreased from 13,213 in 1924,
to 12,977 in 1925.
Eight of the 10 Centres have ante-natal clinics and 629 cases
were examined at these clinics, compared with 763 in 1924.
The following Tables give full particulars of the work at
each Centre during the year.