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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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All three of the Council's nurseries are affiliated to the National Society of
Children's Nurseries and are training schools for probationers.
The following shows in tabular form the day nurseries open in the Borough on
the 31st December, and the accommodation available at each :—
TABLE No. 2
| Nursery | Children between the ages of 1 and 2 years. | Children between the ages of 2 and 5 years. |
|---|---|---|
| London County Council School, Bloomfield Road, Plumstead. | 20 | 40 |
| Cyril Henry Centre, St. Mary's Street, Woolwich. | 15 | 22 |
| Woolwich Borough Council Sports Pavilion, Harrow Meadow, Eltham. | 20 | 40 |
| London County Council School, Earl Rise, Plumstead (Rest Centre). | — | 30 |
| London County Council Hostel, Roper Hall, | — | 20 |
| Avery Hill, Eltham (Rest Centre). | 55 | 152 |
Professional Nursing in the Home. The arrangements with the six Nursing
Associations for the nursing of cases of measles, ophthalmia neonatorum, zymotic
enteritis, whooping cough, and poliomyelitis, in children under five, and pneumonia,
puerperal fever, puerperal pyrexia, and tuberculosis were continued. The total
number of visits paid by the nurses on behalf of the Council was 1,483.
School Clinics. Clinics were held at the Woolwich Central Health Centre,
anc) at 595, Westhorne Avenue—a Council house taken over by the London County
Council when Eltham Health Centre was demolished. The number of children
under 5 years of age referred to the school clinics for treatment of minor ailments
during the year was 81.
Ambulance Facilities. The London County Council provide an ambulance
service for four main purposes, (a) removal of persons meeting with accidents or
sudden illness in the streets or public places, (b) removal of maternity cases, (c)
removal of sick persons, (d) removal of civil defence casualties.
Clinic por Physical Medicine. This clinic was re-opened in March for two
whole days a week. The number of attendances was 3,163.
Foot Clinics. The first foot clinic was established with the opening of the
Central Health Centre in 1939. On 1st December, 1942, a second clinic was opened
in temporary accommodation at Eltham Baths, the number of treatments there
during that month being 164. The total number of treatments rose from 8,945
in 1941 to 12,188 in 1942.
Supply of Insulin to Persons Suffering from Diabetes. The number of
patients, under the Council's scheme, who received insulin during the year was 19.