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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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CHILD WELFARE.
The equivalent of whole-time Municipal Health Visitors at
the end of the year was 8, equal to one whole-time Health Visitor
per 216 notified births, and one whole-time Health Visitor per
195 registered births during 1945.
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. | Ante- and Post-Natal | Low Hall Lane, Markhouse Road, E. 17. |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Tuesday | 9 a.m. | „ „ | „ „ |
| Wednesday | „ | „ „ | „ „ |
| Friday | „ | „ „ | „ „ |
| * New cases only. | |||
| Tuesday | 2 to 4 p.m. | Child Welfare | Estate Office, 1, Guilds-way, Billet Rd., E. 17. |
| Tuesday | „ „ | „ „ | The Memorial Hall, Winchester Rd., E.4. |
| Wednesday | „ „ | „ „ | Low Hall Lane, Mark-house Road, E. 17. |
| Wednesday | 1.30 to 4.30 p.m | . ,, ,, | "Brookscroft," Forest Road, E.17. |
| Thursday | 10 to 12 noon | „ | The Memorial Hall, Winchester Road, E.4. |
| Thursday | 2 to 4 p. m. | „ „ | Low Hall Lane, Markhouse Road, E.17. |
| Thursday | „ | „ „ | Estate Office, 1, Guilds-way, Billet Rd., E.17. |
| Thursday | 1.30 to 4.30 p.m | "Brookscroft," Forest Road, E.17. | |
| Friday | 2 to 4 p. m. | „ „ | Low Hall Lane, Markhouse Road, E.17. |
In addition, the Walthamstow Child Welfare Society at
"Brookscroft" holds massage and sunlight sessions.
MUNICIPAL SCHEME.
The detailed findings at first visits paid during 1945 are given
in the following table:—