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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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69
CHILD WELFARE
The equivalent of whole-time Municipal Health Visitors at
the end of the year was eight, equal to one whole-time Health
Visitor per 332 notified births, and one whole-time Health Visitor
per 291 registered births during 1946.
The following table gives a list of the current Ante-Natal
and Welfare Clinics:—
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CLINICS
| Monday | 2 p.m. | Ante & Post'Natal | Markhouse Road, E.17. |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Tuesday | 9 a.m. | „ „ „ | „ „ „ |
| Wednesday | „ | „ „ „ | „ „ „ |
| Friday | „ | „ „ „ | „ „ „ |
| * New cases only. | |||
| Monday | 2 to 4 p.m. | Child Welfare | St. John's Church Hall, Penrhyn Ave., E.17. |
| Tuesday | „ | „ „ | The Memorial Hall, Winchester Rd., E.4. |
| Wednesday | „ | „ „ | Low Hall Lane, Mark-house Road, E.17. |
| Wednesday | „ | 55 55 | "Brookscroft," Forest Road, E.17. |
| Thursday | 10 to 12 noon | „ „ | The Memorial Hall, Winchester Rd., E.4. |
| Thursday | 2 to 4 p.m. | „ „ | Low Hall Lane, Mark-house Road, E.17. |
| Thursday | „ „ | „ | St. John's Church Hall, Penrhyn Ave., E.17. |
| Thursday | „ | „ „ | “Brookscroft," Forest Road, E.17. |
| Friday | „ | „ „ | Low Hall Lane, Mark-house Road, E.17. |
The premises previously used at No. 1 Guildsway were vacated
at the end of the year for larger premises at St. John's Church Hall
in Penrhyn Avenue, E.17.
In addition, Walthamstow Child Welfare Society holds massage
and sunlight sessions.
MUNICIPAL SCHEME
The detailed findings at first visits paid during 1946 are given
in the following table:—