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The Health of Barking
Minor Ailments Clinic.
in fact, recognised as health centres so far as dental work is concerned. It was
necessary that this should be so, because, of course, we have from time to time
undertaken a public dental service. Incidentally, I may say we have undertaken
other public medical services also.
The greatest difference between the health centre of the future and our centres
of the past will be that general practitioners will have accommodation at these
centres. Some people speak of this as ideal.
It is amazing to think that the total number of attendances at all -linic
services was 183,221, and these services include a large number of those :pecial
services which are to be found at our largest hospitals. I would also wish to record
that in October, 1948, the Porters Avenue Clinic was opened. This Clinic was
constructed by the adaptation of a former Civil Defence First Aid Post.
Birth Rate.
One day we were talking about the question of the birth-rate, because now
that John and Mary had a baby they were very much interested in other people,
and they thought that from their personal experience Barking was literally teeming
with babies.
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