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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
Beckenham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA
The Hospital, Ambulance and Nursing facilities in the area are
as set out in last year's report.
LOCAL CLINIC SERVICES.
The time-table printed is that in force for 1939.
| Ante-Natal | Tuesdays—Alternate, 2 to 4.30 | Clinic Block, Hawes Down |
| Thursdays, 10 to 12.30 | ,, Town Hall | |
| Fridays—Alternate, 11 to 12.30 | ,, Hawes Down | |
| Ditto, 2 to 4 p.m. | „ Town Hall | |
| Obstetric Consultant | Mondays, 2 to 4 p.m. (three per month) | Clinic Block, Town Hall |
| Child Welfare | Held afternoons from 2 to 4 Tuesdays (a) | Mission Hall, Church fields Road. |
| ,, (b) | Church House, Lennard Road. | |
| Wednesdays | Church Hall, Langley Rd., Elmers End. | |
| Thursdays(a) | Town Hall | |
| (b) | Hawes Down Clinic, West Wickham | |
| Fridays (a) | Church Hall, Langley Rd., Elmers End. | |
| ,, (b) | School Hall, Coney Hall | |
| School Inspection | Tuesdays, 10 to 12.30 | Clinic Block, Town Hall |
| Wednesdays, 10 to 12 | ,, ,, | |
| Fridays, 10 to 12.30 | „ Hawes Down | |
| Minor Ailments | Tuesdays and Fridays, 9 to 10 a.m. | Churchfields Schools |
| Tuesdays, 9 to 10 a.m., Thursdays, 2 to 3 p.m. | Alexandra Schools | |
| Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 to 10 a.m. | Marian Vian School | |
| Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 to 10 a.m. | Hawes Down School | |
| Tuesdays, 9 to 10 a.m. | Town Hall | |
| Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 to 10 a.m. | Wickham Common School | |
| Dental | Daily : Cases seen by appointment | Clinic Block, Town Hall |
| Tuesdays, 10 to 12 noon | ,, Hawes Down | |
| Thursdays, 2 to 4.30 p.m. | ,, ,, | |
| Orthopaedic and U. V.-ray | Mondays, all day | Clinic Block, Town Hall |
| Wednesdays, all day | ,, ,, | |
| Thursdays, afternoons | ,, ,, | |
| Friday mornings | ,, ,, | |
| Tuesday mornings | ,, Hawes Down | |
| Thursday mornings | ,, ,, | |
| Ophthalmic | Wednesday afternoons. | Clinic Block, Town Hall |
| Aural | Tuesday afternoons, monthly | Clinic Block, Town Hall |
| Tuberculosis Dispensary | Wednesdays, 5 to 6 p.m. | 1, Westbury Road, Penge |
| Fridays, 1.30 to 3.30 p.m. |