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Barking 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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74. SERVICES PROVIDED AND FACILITIES FOR TREATMENT.
Ante-Natal Clinics Ante-Natal Clinics are held each week at three
different Centres. (For particulars of attendances,
etc., see page 72 of this Report.)
Baths In certain necessitous cases, free baths are provided
for expectant and nursing mothers at the
East Street Baths. (Sec page 81 for further
particulars.)
Convalescent Treatment "Convalescent treatment is provided for toddlers
and for mothers and babies, on the recommendation
of Medical Officers at the Infant Welfare
Clinics. Charges are made to the parents in
accordance with the Council's scale. During
1932, ten toddlers and three mothers and babies
received treatment under this scheme.
Dental Treatment Dental treatment for toddlers and expectant and
nursing mothers is carried out at the Central
Clinic. (See the report of the Dental Surgeon at
the back of this Report for further particulars.)
Dinners Free dinners are supplied to necessitous nursing-
and expectant mothers and to toddlers, on the
recommendation of Medical Officers at the Infant
Welfare Clinics. (See page 81 for further
particulars.)
Infant Welfare Clinics Infant Welfare Clinics are held twice weekly at
four different Centres. These Clinics are available
for all children under the age of five years.
(See page 77 for further particulars.)
Mati-mity Home Upney Hospital is a maternity home run by the
Corporation. Applications for admission are
made at the Ante-Natal Clinics and the charges
are in accordance with the Council's scale.
(See page 72 for particulars of admissions,
etc., during 1932.)