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The main centre is at White House, Plashet Grove, and
there are subsidiary centres in Manor Park, Greatfield, and South
Wards.
Staff.
The staff of the Centre at present consists of the Assistant
Medical Officer in charge, six Health Visitors, and two Clerks.
In April, 1930, an additional Health Visitor was appointed.
The enlargement of the staff of Health Visitors to seven is a
matter of great satisfaction, as it should now enable the department
to undertake more adequately the supervision of the infant
population, especially children between the ages of 3—5 years,
for though the visitation of infants is fairly satisfactory, the same
cannot be said as regards children between 3—5 years. The lack
of satisfactory supervision over these children is largely due to the
inadequacy of the existing Medical and Nursing Staff, which
renders it impossible under present circumstances for children between
3—5 years of age to receive more than scanty attention, as
so much time is spent on the close supervision of infants under
1 year for the purpose of reducing infant mortality.
It is realised throughout the country, that the problem of the
supervision of pre-school children must be faced, and increased
efforts made to discover and deal with defects amongst children
between 2—5 years, if the large proportion of physical defects
found in children on admission to School is to be reduced.
Infant Welfare Clinics.
Infant Welfare Clinics are held as follows :—
at White House, Plashet Grove, on
Monday, Thursday, and Friday, at 2 p.m.
Thursday, at 9.30 a.m.
at St. John's Church Hall, North Woolwich, on
Tuesday, at 2.30 p.m.
at Wesleyan Church Hall, Manor Park, on
Tuesday, at 9.30 a.m.
at St. George's Church Hall, Masterman Road, on
Wednesday, at 2 p.m.