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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
Dagenham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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for a maternity case, a doctor's certificate is required
before removal, to the effect that the patient is fit for
conveyance. By arrangement with the District
Nursing Association, it is now possible for a certified
midwife to accompany all maternity cases.
Clinics and Treatment Centres.
The following tables show the times at which the
various Infant Welfare Centres and Ante-Natal Clinics
are held in the different buildings throughout the district
and also the average attendances per session:—
| CENTRE. | Sessions held. | Times Sessions held. | Average Attendances. | Average New Cases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Church, High Road, Chadwell Heath. | Weekly | Monday, p.m. | 87 | 4 |
| Becontree Clinic, | Weekly | Monday, p.m. | 83 | 5 |
| Becontree Avenue, Dagenham. | Weekly | Thursday, p.m. | 79 | 6 |
| Ford Road Clinic, | Weekly | Tuesday, p.m. | 81 | 6 |
| Ford Road, Dagenham. | Weekly | Wednesday a.m. | 54 | 3 |
| Weekly | Wednesday p.m. | 63 | 3 | |
| Pettit Farm, | Weekly | Thursday, a.m. | 50 | 2 |
| Heathway, Dagenham. | Weekly | Thursday, p.m. | 64 | 3 |
| Out-Patient Dept., | Weekly | Tuesday, p.m. | 73 | 5 |
| King George Hospital, Five Elms, Dagenham. | Weekly | Wednesday p.m. | 63 | 4 |
| Rush Green Clinic, | Weekly | Friday, a.m. | 15 | 1 |
| 179, Dagenham Road, Rush Green. | Weekly | Friday, p.m. | 37 | 2 |