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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA.
Births. The number of notifications received was 982. The number of births
registered in Woolwich was 1,090. After correction for inward and outward
transfers the nett number of Woolwich live births was 2,036. It is known that
at least 1,185 births took place in Institutions.
Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics and Treatment Centres. In
tabular form below are shown the arrangements in being during the year at each
of the Council's maternity and child welfare clinics and treatment centres.
Woolwich Central Health
Centre.
In use as a first aid post but child welfare and
ante-natal clinics held every week. Physical
medicine clinics held two whole days a
week.
Plumstead Health Centre
In use as a first aid post but an ante-natal
clinic is held every week. Child welfare
clinics held in the Juvenile Section of the
Plumstead Library, which adjoins this
Centre.
601, Westhorne Avenue .
Child welfare and ante-natal clinics held every
week.
Wesley Hall,
Timbercroft Lane
Church Hall continued to be used for child
welfare clinics.
New Eltham
Clinics held throughout the year at the First
Aid Post, Legal & General Sports Pavilion.
St. Luke's Church Hall, .
Westmount Road.
Clinics continued to be held here.
Elizabeth Street,
North Woolwich.
In use as a first aid post. Clinics held in St.
John's Church Hall.
137, Alnwick Road,
Horn Park.
Ante-natal and child welfare clinics held every
week.
The attendances at the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres during the year
were: expectant mothers, 5,152; nursing mothers, 1,192; children, 39,919.
In January, toddler inspection sessions were re-instituted. The number of inspections
carried out was 1,668.
Artificial Sunlight Clinic. Artificial sunlight treatment was continued
in the Town Hall shelter. The number of treatments given was 11,620.
Health Visiting. The arrangements made for the visiting of children between
the ages of one and five are described in previous Annual Reports. The number
of such visits paid during 1942 was 19,497. The total number of visits paid by
health visitors was 27,780.
Infant Life Protection. There were 36 foster mothers on the register at
the end of 1942, compared with 22 in 1941. The number of nurse children was
39. The number of visits paid by the infant life protection visitors was 306.