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Venereal Disease Treatment.
Treatment is provided by the Essex County Council and
all the facilities of the London County Council are available.
Daily treatment is available between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. at
the following:—Guy's Hospital; London County Council
(Whitechapel) Clinic, Turner Street, Mile End; Miller
General Hospital, Greenwich; St. George's Hospital; St.
Paul's Hospital, Endell Street, W.C.2; St. Thomas's Hospital;
University College Hospital, W.C.1; West London Hospital,
W.6. In addition, treatment is available at special times at
eleven other hospitals.
Outfits for taking specimens from patients are provided
for practitioners, on request, by the Whitechapel (London
County Council) Clinic.
Essex Public Medical Service.
The above service, now some twelve years old, brings
to its members benefits roughly analogous to those of the
National Health Insurance Act.
Twenty-two of the medical practitioners of the Borough
accept patients under the scheme.
Public Assistance.
Out-relief and institutional treatment is provided by the
Essex County Council. Mr. Pegram, Clerk to the Essex
County Council South-Western Area Guardians' Committee,
kindly states that the amount of relief provided in Walthamstow
during the two years ended 31st December, 1935,
was as follows :—
1935. 1934.
Total amount of out-relief granted £ s. d. £ s. d.
to Walthamstow residents during
year ended 31st December 53,522 0 0 54,225 1 4
Average weekly number of Walthamstow residents in receipt of relief during
year ended 31st December .
Men ... 811 862
Women 1,187 1,247
Children 927 1,122
Total 2,925 3,231
The reduction in the total number of persons in receipt
of relief when considered along with the reduction in the
number of unemployed is gratifying. The total amount of
relief was £70.3 less than during 1934.