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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
London County Council 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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All possible opportunities have been taken to acquire properties and sites, when suitable, or to secure long term leasehold tenancies. The following acquisitions and leasehold tenancies were completed during the year :
| Property | Interest obtained | Service |
|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | ||
| Eridge House, Fulham | Freehold | Day nursery |
| 86 Fulham High Street, Fulham | Freehold | Occupation centre |
| 9-11 Holland Street, Kensington | Leasehold | Maternity and child welfare centre |
| 1b and lc Kenley Street, Kensington | Leasehold | School treatment centre |
| Division 2 | ||
| 13 Woodchurch Road, Hampstead | Freehold | Day nursery |
| Hampstead Health Institute, Hamp | Freehold | Maternity and child welfare and school |
| stead | treatment centre | |
| 40 and 44 Westbourne Park Road, | Freehold | Day nursery |
| Paddington | ||
| 1 Ebury Bridge Road, Westminster | Leasehold | Maternity and child welfare centre |
| Division 3 | ||
| Pine Street, Finsbury | Freehold | Maternity and child welfare centre |
| 14-15 Lloyd Square and 9 Lloyd | Leasehold | Day nursery |
| Street, Finsbury | ||
| Division 4 | ||
| 135a Holmleigh Road, Hackney | Freehold | Day nursery |
| Sun Babies, Upwey Street, Shore | Leasehold | Day nursery |
| ditch | ||
| 13 Goulton Road, Hackney | Leasehold | School treatment centre |
| 67 Stoke Newington Church Street | Leasehold | School treatment centre |
| Division 5 | ||
| Galbraith Street First Aid Post, | Freehold | Maternity and child welfare centre |
| Poplar | ||
| 2 Whitechurch Lane, Stepney | Leasehold | Mental health offices |
| Division 8 | ||
| Chestnut Day Nursery, Barston | Freehold | Day nursery |
| Road, Lambeth | ||
| 21-25 Pear Place, Lambeth | Leasehold | Ambulance station |
| Bishop's House, Southwark | Leasehold | Day nursery |
| Division 9 | ||
| Cresset Street, Wandsworth | Freehold | Day nursery |
| 37 Riggindale Road, Wandsworth. | Leasehold | Maternity and child welfare centre |
CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
comments on the provision of clinic premises will be found on page 47.
Expectant and nursing mothers
First attendances at ante-natal clinics of all women needing ante-natal care have dropped
from 52 per cent. in 1949 to 41 per cent. in 1952. Those who do not attend the Council's
welfare centres may receive advice from the hospitals where they have booked for their
confinement or from their doctors who have been booked for the delivery. There is
perhaps a tendency for expectant mothers more and more to avail themselves of the
general practitioner obstetrician service. There has been a corresponding decline in
the attendances for post-natal examinations. Attendances at special breast feeding
sessions tend to decline, mainly owing to the fact that breast feeding advice is given at
the ante-natal and child welfare sessions, and at many of the latter test feeds are also
carried out. It will be noted that there has been a satisfactory expansion in attendance
at educational sessions, partly due to the increased efforts on the part of the health