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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
Barnet 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Rural District]
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| Clinic : Fieldways, Wellhouse Lane, Barnet | Tuesday, mor.: Ante-Natal aft.: Children. | |
| (ii) Tuberculosis Dispensary | ||
| Fieldways, Wellhouse Lane, Barnet | 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 2.30 p.m. | |
| (iii) Dental Clinic | ||
| First Aid Post (Church Hall), Shenley Road, Boreham Wood | Thrice Monthly : Second Monday, third Tuesday and fourth Wednesday | |
| (iv) Child Guidance Clinic | ||
| H.C.C. Combined Social Services Centre, 16 Victoria Street, St. Albans | Mondays to Fridays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | |
| (v) Venereal Diseases | ||
| Special Treatment Clinic, Oster House, St. Albans | Females: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Males : Wednesdays & Fridays, 2 to 4 p.m. | |
| Wellhouse Hospital, Barnet | General hospital containing 325 beds, including maternity beds; managed by the Public Assistance Committee. Has facilities for operative surgery, X-ray, and massage, and has a whole-time pathologist. | |
| Victoria Hospital, Barnet | Voluntary hospital containing 50 beds. | |
| Bushey and District Hospital, Bushey | Local cottage hospital, containing 35 beds. | |
| Joint Isolation Hospital, Barnet | Infectious diseases are sent to this hospital, which contains 54 beds. | |
| Joint Smallpox Hospital, Cheshunt | ||
| Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Ware | Provided by the Hertfordshire County Council. | |
| The hospital accommodation appears to be adequate. | ||