London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Leyton 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

This page requires JavaScript

39
D. School Clinics.
(1) Town Hall, Leyton.— Medical Inspection and treatment
of minor ailments.
(2) Health Clinic, Leyton Green Road.— Medical Inspection
and treatment of minor ailments.
(3) Town Hall, Leyton.—Dental treatment.
(4) Health Clinic, Leyton Green Road.—Dental treatment.
(5) Health Clinic, Leyton Green Road.—Ophthalmic
treatment.
(6) Knotts Green Special School.—A special Orthopaedic
Clinic is held at Knotts Green Special School once a
month. Provision is made by the Local Authority for
the examination and treatment by the Council's
Orthopædic Surgeon of children recommended by the
School Medical Officers and the Medical Officers at
the Infant Welfare Centres.
(7) Knotts Green Special School.—Artificial Light Clinic.
Available for school children on two days a week, and
for children under school age on Saturday mornings.
E. Hospitals provided or subsidised by the Local
Authority.
(1) Fever.—Borough Isolation Hospital.
(2) Smallpox.—Agreement with the Walthamstow Corporation
for the treatment of cases of smallpox arising
in the Borough.
(3) Tuberculosis.—The County Council is the Authority
responsible for the institutional treatment of Tuberculosis.
(4) Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—Agreement with the
London County Council for the institutional treatment
of cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
(5) Enteric Fever.— Agreement with the Connaught
Hospital, Walthamstow, for the reservation of two
beds for cases of Enteric Fever.
F. Maternity.— Agreement with the Queen Mary's Hospital,
West Ham, for women to be received into the Margaret Lyle Wards
for their confinements.