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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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| Service | Days and Times | Premises in use |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday mornings (twice per month) Surgeon in attendance. | Clinic Block, Town Hall, Beckenham | |
| Orthopaedic | Saturday mornings (once per month) (by Appointment) Surgeon in attendance. | Clinic Block, Hawes Lane, W. Wickham |
| Treatment. The Physiotherapist attends daily, by appointment, as follows:— | ||
| Mondays—All day Tuesdays—Afternoons Wednesdays—All day Thursdays—All day Fridays—Afternoons | Clinic Block, Town Hall, Beckenham | |
| Tuesdays—Mornings | Hawes Lane, | |
| Fridays—Mornings | Clinic Block | |
Nursing Mothers and Infants.
Supervision was carried out at the Infant Welfare Centres and by
visits to the homes made by the Health Visitors who are now County
staff.
There were seven Infant Welfare Centres in the Borough and during
the period 9 sessions were held each week. A Medical Officer attended
each centre weekly. The situations and other particulars of the Centres
appear in the Table of Local Clinic Services.
INFANT WELFARE CENTRE ATTENDANCES, 1950
(a) The number of Sessions held during the year was 458.
(b) Attendances during the same period 25,070.
Diphtheria Immunisation.
All the Infant Welfare Clinics in the Borough carry out Diphtheria
Immunisation.
(a) The number of Sessions held during the year was 355.
(b) Attendances during the same period 1,373.
Smallpox Vaccination.
(a) The number of Sessions held during the year was 202.
(b) Number of Vaccinations was 635.
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