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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
Barking 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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CLINIC AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
| Name and Situation. | When held. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom Provided. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE— | ||||
| (a) Infant Welfare Centres | •Clinic Premises, East Street. | Tuesdays and Fridays, 2 p.m. | Accommodation for consultations, weighing of babies, waiting-room, etc. | Local Authority. |
| Greatfields Centre, Movers Lane. Alexandra Centre, St. Paul's Road | Mondays and Thursdays, | „ „ „ | „ „ | |
| 2 p.m. | „ „ „ | „ „ | ||
| †St Alban's Centre, Urswick Road. | Wednesdays and Fridays, 2 p.m. | „ „ „ | „ „ | |
| (6) Ante-natal Clinics | •Clinic premises, East Street. | Wednesdays, 2 p.m. ; Fridays, 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon. | Accommodation for consultations. | „ „ |
| Alexandra Centre, St. Paul's Road. | Tuesdays, 2 p.m. | „ „ „ | „ „ | |
| †St. Alban's Centre, Urswick Road. | Wednesdays, 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon. | „ „ „ | „ „ | |
| Specialist-Consultant Clinic, Alexandra Centre, St. Paul's Road. | Last Friday in each month, except August and December, 2 p.m. | „ „ „ | „ „ | |
| (c) School Nurseries | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| (d) Day Nurseries | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 2. SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE— | ||||
| (a) Inspection Clinics and treatment of minor ailments. | •Clinic premises, East Street. | Daily, 8.30 a.m. to 12 noon. | Three rooms. | Local Authority. |
| †St. Alban's Centre, Urswick Road. | Daily, 8.30 a.m. to 12 noon. | Large Hall. | „ „ | |
| (6) Eye Clinic | •Clinic premises, East Street. | Approximately three times weekly. | One room. | „ „ |
| (c) Dental Clinic | „ „ | Daily, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. | Two rooms. | „ „ |
| ‡Faircross School. | Mondays, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, and 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, ditto. Fridays, ditto. | One room. | „ „ | |
| 3. TUBERCULOSIS— | 37, Linton Road. | Mondays, 3 to 5 p.m. Thursdays, 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon. | Three rooms. | Essex County Council. |
| 4. VENEREAL DISEASES— | London Hospitals, etc. | – | – | By arrangement with Essex County Council. |
* Since the end of 1933 these services carried on at the East Street Clinic have been transferred to the Central Clinic, Vicarage Drive,
†Since the end of 1933 these services carried on at the St. Alban's Clinic have been transferred to the Shaftesbury Clinic, Stamford Road,
and the sessions for Infant Welfare have been altered to Tuesday and Friday afternoons,
†Since the end of 1933 no session has been held on the first Friday of each month ; this has been changed to the first Thursday of the
month, when the surgeon attends for consultations.