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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 1937
[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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | School Medical Service. | |||
| Daily, 8.30 a.m. | Modern clinic premises with inspection, waiting and treatment rooms, etc. | Local Authority. | ||
| Woodward Clinic, Woodward Road | do. | do. | do. | |
| (b) Ophthalmic Clinic:— Central Clinic, Vicarage Drive, Ripple Road | Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. | do. | do. | |
| Woodward Clinic, Woodward Road | Thursdays, 2 p.m. | do. | do. | |
| (c) Dental Clinics:— Central Clinic, Vicarage Drive, Ripple Road | Daily, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. | do. | do. | |
| Woodward Clinic, Woodward Road | do. | do. | do. | |
| East Street Clinic | do. | Inspection, waiting and treatment rooms | do. | |
| First Thursday in each month, 9 a.m. | One room | do. | ||
| (ii) Remedial Exercises Clinic, Ultra Violet Light Therapy, etc., Faircross School | Daily, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. | do. | do. | |
| 3. | Immunisation Clinic (Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever and Whooping Cough):— Central Clinic, Vicarage Drive, Ripple Road | Mondays, 10.30 a.m. | Modern clinic premises with inspection, waiting and treatment rooms. | Local Authority. |
| 4. | Tuberculosis. 87, Linton Road Venereal Diseases. | Mondays, 3-5 p.m. Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. Thursdays, 10.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m. | Three rooms | Essex County Council. |
| 5. | ||||
| London hospitals, etc. | — | By arrangement with Essex County Council. | ||
*Since the end of 1937 an additional Out-Patients' Department for the inspection and treatment of Minor Ailments has been commenced at the Porters Avenue Centre, Porters
Avenue, and clinics are held daily at 8.30 a.m.