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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
Bromley 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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number of itinerant hawkers who become such a nuisance
to the busy housewife whose only remedy is not to answer
the ring or knock on the door. In recent years these visits
have been tabulated separately in maternity and child
welfare statistics in this area, as obviously they make no
substantial contribution to health visiting work and the
teaching of motliercraft.
Approximately the areas cover the district as follows:—
| Area. | District. | Health Visitor and School Nurse. | Welfare Centre. | No. of Sessions weekly. | No. of Schools. | Approx. School Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnt Ash (Downham) | 1 full-time | Burnt Ash | 2 | 1 | 1200 |
| Central, Plaistovv and Sundridge | 1 full-time | Plaistow | 1 | 3 | 850 | |
| 3 | Sliortlands, Bickley (part) anil Widmore | 1 full-time | Sliortlands Widmore | 1 1 | 4 | 1200 |
| 4 | Council Housing Escates Bromley Common (part) Bickley (part) | 1 full-time | Bromley Common | 2 | 3 | 850 |
| 5 | Bromley Common (part) Bickley (part) | 1 full-time | 2 | 1200 | ||
| 6 | Hayes and Keston | 1 part-time | Hayes | 2 | 400 |
The number of schools allotted to each area as shown
m the above table must not be taken to indicate the actual
number of schools in the particular area indicated, the
geographical situation of certain schools would not allow