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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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TABLE No. 22—continued.
| Situation. | Nature of Accommodation | By Whom Provided. | Sessions Weekly. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Henry Treatment Centre, St. Mary's Street, Woolwich, | Accommodation for operating on, and detention of, cases of enlarged tonsils and adenoids | London County Council | Daily |
| Borough Disinfecting Station, Whitehart Road, Plumstead. | Accommodation for cleansing verminous children. | Woolwich Borough Council | Daily |
| Maxey Road, Plumstead | Doctor's Rooms, Waiting Rooms, Dressing Rooms, Dispensary, etc. | do. | Daily |
| 11, Carnecke Gardens | Doctor's Room, Waiting Room etc. | do. | 3 |
| Nil. | |||
| 8, Thomas Street, Woolwich* | Clinic, Waiting Room, Dressing Room | Woolwich Invalid Children's Aid Association | Daily |
*By arrangement with the Council two treatment sessions are held weekly in rooms
at Eltham Health Centre.
The building of a new Health Centre in Market Street, to replace the infant
welfare centre and sunlight clinic at the Old Town Hall and the School Treatment
Centre in Brewer Street, was almost completed by the end of the year. On the
ground floor there have been provided a large waiting hall, a set of maternity and
child welfare rooms, a clinic for physical medicine and a staff room"; and on the
upper floor a dental suite, minor ailment treatment rooms, special treatment rooms,
a foot clinic, and waiting and staff rooms. A description of the Centre appears
in the Maternity and Child Welfare Section of this Report.
iii Institutional Provision for Mothers or Children.
There are no special provisions for the institutional treatment of unmarried
mothers, illegitimate infants or homeless children in the Borough, but in February
1934, the Council agreed to make a grant towards the cost of maintenance of Woolwich
cases admitted to Stretton House Home, Grove Park, a home maintained by the
Southwark Diocesan Preventive and Rescue Work Organisation for unmarried
mothers. No grant, however, has yet been made.