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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 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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The new Health Centre was opened at Eltham by the Minister of Health in
February, replacing the one held for many years in the hut at 179, Well Hall Road.
This Centre is a combined School Treatment Centre and Infant Consultation Centre
and during the year an agreement was entered into with the School Treatment
Committee for the use of rooms there for the medical and dental treatment of school
children. A photograph of the new Centre appears as an inset.
A Centre was established at St. Luke's Church Hall in April, 1931, in order
to meet the needs of the mothers in that part of Eltham which lies east of the Well
Hall Road. Sessions are held once weekly, on Wednesday afternoon, one of the
Council's medical officers attending at each session.
In tabular form below are shewn detailed statistics for 1931 and the consolidated
statistics for the previous year.

Table: TABLE No. 68.

TABLE No. 68.

Centre.No. on Roll of Centre.No. of Attendances.
Mothers.Children.Mothers.Children.
Expectant.Nursing.Expectant.Nursing.
Town Hall4684261,640111093510,540
Plumstead3113711,0908568248,028
Eltham3441931,0247153515,869
Slade68642792003,745
New Eltham570365171114,223
St. Luke's—38323—492,048
North Woolwich125133242762
Beresford Street285012648127888
Totals 19311,1631,2595,1282,7572,63936,103
,, 19301,2181,5134,7282,7143,45335,220

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The next Table shews the number of children classified by year of birth and
the number of attendances made by them during the year.