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1939 Arrangements made with the Mothers Hospital, Clapton, for
provision of maternity beds for Leyton Cases. Isolation Hospital
closed.
Corporation took over responsibility for the administration of Food
and Drugs Act, 1938.
1942 Scabies Clinic opened at Ruckholt Central School.
Knotts Green Day Nursery opened. July.
Ellingham Road Day Nursery opened. August.
1943 Ambulance Service transferred from Harrow Green Fire Station to
Auckland Road Garage.
1944 New Education Act.
1945 The County Council became Local Education Authority and
delegated the actual school medical service arrangements to the
staff of the former Leyton Education Authority.
1946 Health Department Administrative Offices transferred from Town
Hall to Sidmouth Road.
New Scheme for the supply of Home Helps and Domestic Helps.
Survey : Population investigation—Pregnancy and Childbirth.
1947 Outbreak of acute poliomyelitis.
Number of births (2,359) highest since 1922.
1948 National Health Service Act, 1946 (Part III) came into operation.
1949 First year in Leyton's history when no case of diphtheria notified.
Whooping Cough survey in collaboration with Medical Research
Council.
Survey : Virus Infection during Pregnancy.
1950 Commencement of Occupational Therapy.
Research in connection with Whooping Cough, B.C.G., and House
to House Spread of Tuberculosis.
1951 Dawlish Road Health Services Clinic opened (22nd September).
1952 Intensive and fatal London Fog (5th to 9th December).
Measles. Most widespread epidemic since figures available (1,630
cases).
Survey : Illnesses in first year of Child's Life.
1953 Commencement of facilities for Ante-natal Exercises.
1954 Local Health Authority assumed responsibility for distribution of
Welfare Foods supplied by Ministry of Food.
Commencement of Mass Radiography for Expectant Mothers.
B.C.G. Vaccination available to School Leavers.