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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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for a maternity case, a doctor's certificate that the patient
is fit for conveyance is required before removal. 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 (Comm. 9/7/38) Weekly | Monday, a.m. | 31 | 1 |
| Monday, p.m. Monday, p.m. Thursday, p.m. | 85 | 4 | ||
| Becontree Clinic, Becontree Avenue, Dagenham. | Weekly | 94 | 6 | |
| Weekly | 95 | 7 | ||
| Ford Road Clinic, Ford Road, Dagenham. | Weekly | Tuesday, p.m. Wednesday, a.m. Wednesday, p.m. | 91 | 8 |
| Weekly | 57 | 3 | ||
| Weekly | 63 | 4 | ||
| Pettit Farm, Heathway, Dagenham. | Weekly | Thursday, a.m. Thursday, p.m. | 50 | |
| Weekly | 67 | 4 | ||
| Out-Patient Dept., King George Hospital, Five Elms, Dagenham. | Weekly | Tuesday, p.m. Wednesday, p.m. | 84 | 3 |
| Weekly | 85 | 5 | ||
| Rush Green Clinic, 179, Dagenham Road, Rush Green. | Weekly | Friday, a.m. Friday, p.m. | 14 | 1 |
| Weekly | 32 | 2 |