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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
Woolwich 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 50—
| Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. | Sessions weekly. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borough Disinfecting Station, White Hart Road, Plumstead | Accommodation for cleansing of verminous children | Woolwich Borough Council | Daily |
| Tuberculosis Dispen sary. | |||
| Maxey Road. Plumstead | Doctor's rooms, Waiting rooms, Dressing rooms, Dispensary, etc. | Woolwich Borough Council | Daily |
| Venereal Diseases. Nil. | |||
Hospitals Provided or Subsidised by the Local Authority,
or by the County Council.
(1) Tuberculosis. The County Council is responsible for
the institutional treatment of tuberculosis in London and
they maintain no institution in Woolwich.
(2) Maternity. The British Hospital for Mothers and
Babies, Samuel Street, Woolwich (40 beds). This Hospital
was opened in March, 1922, and provides accommodation
for 40 cases. This includes the isolation block. The scheme
for the construction of the Hospital was a more ambitious
one than was actually carried out, but the building has been
constructed in such a way as to allow for further extensions.
The new buildings do not provide accommodation for an
ante-natal or post-natal clinic and so, in the meantime, it has
been necessary to retain for this purpose the old Hospital
in Wood Street.