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Walthamstow 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The death-rate from Diarrhoea and Enteritis in children
Tinder one year of age per 1,000 live births was 3.6.
4. CHILD WELFARE.
The equivalent of whole-time Municipal Health Visitors
is 6.5, equal to one whole-time Health Visitor per 253 notified
births, and one whole-time Health Visitor per 266 registered
births during: 1935.
The following table gives a list of the current Ante-Natal and Welfare Clinics:—
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CLINICS.
| Monday 2 to 4 p.m. | Expectant Mothers | Low Hall Lane, Mark-house Road. |
| Tuesday 9.30 a.m. | ,, ,, (new cases only) | Low Hall Lane, Mark-house Road. |
| Tuesday 2 to 4 p.m. | Child Welfare | Estate Office, 1, Guilds-way, Billet Road. |
| Tuesday 2 to 4 p.m. | ,, ,, | The Memorial Hall, Winchester Rd., E.4 |
| Wednesday 2 to 4 .p.m. | Low Hall Lane, Mark-house Road. | |
| Thursday 2 to 4 p.m. | ,, ,, | Low Hall Lane, Mark-house Road. |
| Thursday 2 to 4 pin. | ,, ,, | Estate Office, 1, Guilds-way, Billet Road. |
| Thursday 1.30 to 6 p:m. | ,, ,, | "Brookscroft" 564, Forest Road, E.17. |
| Friday 2 to 4 p.m. | ,, ,, | Low Hall Lane, Mark-house Road. |
In addition, the Walthamstow Child Welfare Society at
"Brookscroft" has 'special' Clinics, e.g., massage and light
sessions.
| The detailed findings at first visits paid during 1935 are given in the following table:— |