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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Summary of Attendances at Welfare Clinics
| Clinic. | First Attendances of New Cases. | Re-attendances. | Grand T otal. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 yr. of age. | 1-5 yrs. of age. | Total. | Under 1 yr. of age. | 1-5 yrs. of age. | Total. | ||
| Markhouse Road | 361 | 64 | 425 | 5,740 | 4,678 | 10,418 | 10,843 |
| Penrhyn Avenue | 307 | 19 | 326 | 4,064 | 3,535 | 7,599 | 7,925 |
| West Avenue | 171 | 35 | 206 | 2,223 | 1,413 | 3,636 | 3,842 |
| Winchester Road | 142 | 31 | 173 | 2,749 | 2,533 | 5,282 | 5,455 |
| Silverdale Road | 88 | 23 | 111 | 1,159 | 1,450 | 2,609 | 2,720 |
| Totals 1953.. | 1,069 | 172 | 1,241 | 15,935 | 13,609 | 29,544 | 30,785 |
Repeated instances of burglaries and hooliganism have
occurred at Welfare Centres, especially at Silverdale Road.
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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CLINICS
(a) Ante and Post Natal:
Monday (once monthly) 1 p.m. Silverdale Road, Highams Park.
Monday 2 p.m. Markhouse Road, E.17.
♦Tuesday 9 a.m. Markhouse Road, E.17.
Wednesday 9 a.m. Markhouse Road, E.17.
* New cases only.
(In addition, clinics are held at the District Nurses' Homes,
and a large proportion of the antenatal work of the Borough is
done at Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital.)
(b) Child Welfare :
Monday 2 to 4 p.m. St. John's Church Hall, Penrhyn Avenue, E.17.
Tuesday „ The Memorial Hall, Winchester Road, iHighams
Park.
Tuesday „ The Welfare Centre, West Avenue, E.17.
Wednesday „ Low Hall Lane, Markhouse Road, E.17.
Wednesday „ Silverdale Road, Highams Park, E.4.
Thursday 10 to 12 noon The Memorial Hall, Winchester Road, Highams
Park.
Thursday 2 to 4 p.m. Low Hall Lane, Markhouse Road, E.17.
Thursday „ St. John's Church Hall, Penrhyn Avenue, E.17.
Thursday „ " Brookscroft," Forest Road, E.17.
Thursday „ The Welfare Centre, West Avenue, E.17.
Friday „ Low Hall Lane, Markhouse Road, E.17.
Friday „ St. John's Church Hall, Penrhyn Avenue, E.17.
In addition, the Walthamstow Child Welfare Society holds
massage and sunlight sessions.