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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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But the Woolwich centre goes further than its predecessors for in it have been
established for the first time clinics for orthopaedic treatment, massage, electrotherapy,
and chiropody, in addition to the maternity and child welfare and school
medical services.
The building is centrally situated, forming one of the group of civic buildings
round the Town Hall. A solid building in keeping with its predecessors, yet thoroughly
modern and up-to-date in its planning, it is one which is eminently suitable for the
ever-increasing health services of a metropolitan borough.
The forecourt, protected by a dwarf wall and iron railings, affords a pleasing
approach to its entrances.