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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
Walthamstow 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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B—Clinics and Treatment Centres:—
Foot Clinic.—Total attendances were 13,509, and of these
1,452 were by new cases and 12,057 were re-attendances by old
cases. The receipts were £509 4s. 0d.
Two part-time chiropodists were employed when necessary, in
addition to the three full-time chiropodists, and for1 certain periods
all five were fully employed.
In September a, subsidiary clinic was opened on Saturday
morning only at the Markhouse Road Centre. This clinic ceased on
the outbreak of war.
Women's Clinic.—Sessions were held weekly, with one consultant
session monthly.
MissBasden continued as Consultant-in-Charpe with Miss Helen
Rodway, M.R.C.O.G., in charge of the weekly sessions.
Dr. Rodway submits the following report Number of sessions held :—
| 11 | |
| 51 | |
| 7 | |
| Total | 69 |
Total of attendances made by patients:—
| New. | Old. | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 115 | |
| 329 | 1,077 | |
| - | 42 | |
| Total | 336 | 1,234 |
| Average attendance per session :— | ||
| 0.63 | 10.45 | |
| (6) Assistant Medical Officer's Clinic | 6.45 | 21.11 |
| (c) Senior Sister's Clinic | - | 6.00 |
| Referred to private doctors | 6 | |
| Referred from private doctors | 43 | |
| Referred to the South London Hospital for Women | 23 | |
| Referred to other Hospitals | 12 | |
| Operations at the South London Hospital on patients referred from the Clinic | 18 | |