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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 1938
[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. | |||
| * Central Clinic, Vicarage Drive, Ripple Road | Tuesdays and Fridays, 2 p.m. | Modern clinic premises with accommodation for consultations, weighing of babies, waiting rooms, etc. | Local Authority. |
| Woodward Clinic, Woodward Road | Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 2 p.m. | do. | do. |
| * Greatfields Centre, Movers Lane | Mondays and Thursdays, 2 p.m. | Accommodation for consultations, weighing of babies, waiting rooms, etc. | do. |
| * Alexandra Centre, St. Paul's Road | do. | do. | do. |
| Porters Avenue Centre, Porters Avenue | Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, | do. | do. |
| 2 p.m. | |||
| Central Clinic, Vicarage Drive, Ripple Road | Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 2 p.m., and Fridays, 10 a.m. | Modern clinic premises with accommodation for consultations, etc. | do. |
| Woodward Clinic, Woodward Road | Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9.30 a.m. | do. | do. |
| Porters Avenue Centre, Porters Avenue | Thursdays, 9.30 a.m. | Accommodation for consultations, etc. | do. |
| Humphrey Ward (near Maternity Pavilion), Upney Lane. | Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and | do. | do. |
| Fridays, 10.30 a.m. | |||
| Specialist-Consultant Clinic at Central Clinic, Vicarage Drive, Ripple Road. | Third Tuesday in each month 3.30 p.m., except August and | Modern clinic premises with accommodation for consultations, etc. | do. |
| (c) Gynaecological Clinics:— | December. | ||
| Central Clinic, Vicarage Drive, Ripple Road | As and when required. | Modern clinic premises with accommodation for consultations, etc. | do. |
| Woodward Clinic, Woodward Road | do. | do. | do. |
| Porters Avenue Centre, Porters Avenue | do. | Accommodation for consultations, etc. | do. |
| Humphrey Ward (near Maternity Pavilion), Upney Lane. | do. | do. | do. |
| (d) Birth Control Clinic:– | |||
| Humphrey Ward (near Maternity Pavilion), Upney Lane. | do. | do. | do. |
* Since the end of 1938 the Clinics held at the Alexandra Centre have been discontinued, and the undermentioned additional Infant
Welfare Sessions have been commenced:—
Central Clinic, Vicarage Drive, Ripple Road Thursdays, 2 p.m.
Greatfields Centre, Movers Lane Wednesdays, 2 p.m.