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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
Stepney 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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LIST OF MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES, ETC.. IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STEPNEY.
| CENTRES. | MONDAY. | TUESDAY. | WEDNESDAY. | THURSDAY. | FRIDAY. | REMARKS: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORNING | AFTERNOON. | MORNING | AFTERNOON. | MORNING | AFTERNOON. | MORNING | AFTERNOON. | MORNING | AFTERNOON. | ||
| (a) Municipal: Limehouse Town Hall, Commercial Road | ... | 2 to 5* | ... | ... | ... | 2 to 5* | ... | ... | 10 Toddlers 4th Friday in month | ... | Advice to mothers, health talks and knitting classes are held in connection with these Municipal Centres. |
| St. George's Town Hall, Cable Street | ... | ... | 10 to 12 | 2 to 5* | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 to 5* | |
| Riverside Mansions, New Gravel Lane | ... | ... | 10 to 12 | 2 to 5* | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 to 5 | |
| Hughes Mansions, Val-lance Road | ... | ... | ... | 2 to 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 to 5* | 10 Toddlers 2nd Friday in month | ... | |
| St. Phillips Institute, Newark Street | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 to 5* | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 17, Rhondda Grove | ... | ... | ... | 2 to 5* | ... | ... | ... | 2 to 5* | ... | ... | |
| (b) Voluntary: | |||||||||||
| Mission Hall, Carr Street | ... | ... | ... | 2 to 5* (also sewing) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Stepney Infant Welfare Centre, St. Matthews Hall, 86a, White Horse St., Commercial Rd. | 10.30 (sunlight) | 2* | ... | ... | 10.30* (sunlight) | 2.15 to 4.15 (sewing) | 10.30 (dental) | 2.30 (lectures on home nursing and infant care) | 10.30 (sunlight) | 2* | The Superintendent is available at her flat nearby for consultation any day from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| Memorial Hall, The Highway, Shad well | ... | ... | ... | 2 to 4* | ... | 2 to 4* | ... | 2.30 to 4 (sewing) | ... | ... | |
| Dame Colet House-29, Duckett Street also | 9.15 to 11 (minor dressings) | 2* | 9.15 to 11 (minor dressings) | 2* | 9.15 to 11 (minor dressings) | 2.30 (sewing and health talk) | 9.15 to 11 (minor dressings) | ... | 9.15 to 11 (minor dressings) | ... | |
| 10, Duckett Street | ... | 3 (sunlight) | ... | ... | ... | 2.30 (sunlight) | ... | ... | ... | 2.30 (sunlight) | Sunlight with the doctor by arrangement. |
| 12, St. Clare Street, Minories | ... | 2 to 4* | ... | 2.30 to 4 (knitting and lecture) | ... | 2.30 to 4 (sewing and lectures) | ... | 2 to 4* | ... | ... | Toddler s' dinners daily, 12.30. Mothers dinners daily,2. |
| Jewish Infant Welfare Centre, Bernard Baron Settlement, Berner Street | ... | 2 to 5* | ... | 2 to 4 (sewing) | ... | 2 to 5* | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Jewish Mothers Welcome, Bernard Baron Settlement, Berner Street | 9 to 11 (advice to mothers and minor ailments) | 2 to 4 (sewing) | 9 to 11 (advice to mothers and minor ailments) | 1.45 to 4* | 9 to 11 (advice to mothers and minor ailments) | ... | 9 to ll (advice to mothers and minor ailments) | 1.45 to 4* and dental 1.30 to 2.30 at 17, Leman Street | 9 to 11 (advice to mothers and minor ailments) | ... | Toddlers first Tuesdayi each month, 11 to 12.30. |
*Denotes that there is a Doctor in attendance.