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A FEW LANDMARKS IN LEYTON'S PUBLIC HEALTH
PROGRESS
1896 Temporary Isolation Hospital opened.
1907 Arrangements for free supply of Diphtheria Anti-toxin to General
Medical Practitioners.
1908 Routine Medical Inspection of school children initiated.
First School Minor Ailment Clinic held in Town Hall.
1912 First Health Visitor appointed.
1914 Ophthalmic Clinic inaugurated. (Town Hall.)
Dental Clinic opened. (Town Hall.)
1915 Notification of Births (Extension) Act.
1917 First Ante-natal Clinic held. (People's Hall, E.n ; September.)
First Infant Welfare Clinic. (Town Hall ; February.)
Second Ante-natal Clinic held. (People's Hall, E.11 ; May.)
1918 Third Infant Welfare Clinic opened. (Baptist's Church, E.io ;
October.)
1919 Arrangements made for municipal supply of milk to Nursing and
Expectant Mothers and to Children under 5 years of age.
Day Nursery opened at " Wrentham," Church Road, E.io.
1920 Arrangements made for Convalescent Treatment of Nursing Mothers
and Babies.
1921 Arrangements for operative treatment of Tonsils and Adenoids at
Queen Mary's Hospital.
1925 Arrangements made with Queen Mary's Hospital for Maternity Beds.
E.C.C. delegated their powers under Rats and Mice Destruction
Act, 1919.
1926 Second Ante-natal Clinic opened. (All Saints' Church Hall,
Capworth Street, E.io.)
Arrangements for X-ray treatment of Ringworm of Scalp.
1927 Knotts Green Special School opened.
Orthopaedic Clinic opened. (Knotts Green Special School.)
Artificial Light Clinic opened. (Knotts Green Special School.)
Arrangements with Brookfield Hospital for residential Orthopaedic
treatment.
" Daily News " First Prize of £20 awarded to Leyton for greatest
reduction in Neo-natal Mortality rate for districts over 100,000
population.
1928 First Health Week. (Attended by 14,000 people.)
Appointment of Consultant Obstetrician.
1929 Second Health Week. (Attended by 13,000 people.)
Institution of scheme for provision of Insulin to necessitous persons
suffering from Diabetes.
First School Camp held. (Epping.)