Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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The building accommodates two Health Services (a) the School
Medical Service and (b) The Maternity and Child Welfare Service, of
which the former is accommodated in the wing to the left of the
Waiting Hall and the latter in the wing to the right.
Separate entrances have also been provided : that for School
Medical Service by the left-hand side of the building from Granleigh
Road and that for the Maternity and Child Welfare Service through
the open courtyard on the opposite of which is a large Perambulator
Store.
The Main Hall seats 150 persons, and by means of a movable
screen the waiting space for either service may be varied as circumstances
demand.
The School Medical Service section includes: Minor Ailments
Treatment Clinic ; Doctor's Room; Clerk's Office; Dental Surgery,
Recovery Room and Waiting Room.
The Maternity and Child Welfare section accommodates the
following : Weighing Room with collapsible cubicles ; Ante Room ;
Doctor's Room ; and Dispensary.
A Stalf Room and Kitchen are also provided.