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THE HEALTH OF BARKING
Ante-Natal Clinics. At these clinics expectant mothers are given advice.
Clinical sessions are held as under:—
Central Clinic Monday and Wednesday afternoons, Friday
morning.
Greatfields Clinic Monday morning and Friday afternoon.
Porters Avenue Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
mornings.
Upney Clinic Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings
and Tuesday evening.
Woodward Clinic Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
mornings.
Clinic of Specialist Consultant in
Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
Upney Clinic Tuesday afternoons.
Baths. In certain necessitous cases, free baths are provided for expectant
and nursing mothers at the East Street Baths.
Birth Control Clinic. Cases are referred to this clinic, when necessary,
on medical grounds and are seen at Upney Clinic on Thursday afternoons, by
appointment only.
Children's Specialist Clinic. A Consultant Specialist in the Diseases of
Children holds a session once a fortnight at Upney Clinic on Thursday afternoons.
Convalescent Treatment. Such treatment is provided for children and mothers
on the recommendation of your Medical Officers. At present, however, this
service has had to be curtailed, owing to the lack of sufficient accommodation in
convalescent homes.
Day Nurseries. Three such nurseries are maintained by you, viz.:—
Gale Street Day Nursery, Goresbrook Road, Dagenham.
Eastbury House Day Nursery, East bury House, Barking.
I odge Farm Day Nursery, Rugby Road, Dagenham.
Children from six months to five years of age are eligible for admission where
the mother is at work or due to be confined and in certain other cases where there
are difficult home circumstances.
Dental Treatment. Clinical sessions are held daily at Bifrons Clinic, Central
Clinic, Manor Clinic, Porters Avenue Clinic and Woodward Clinic. Evening
sessions are also held at Central Clinic, Manor Clinic and Woodward Clinic on
certain days.
Comprehensive treatment including the provision of dentures is afforded at
these clinics to all members of the public. Orthodontic treatment (correction of
irregularities of teeth) is also undertaken in the case of children. Dentures are
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