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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
Wanstead and Woodford 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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Child Welfare Centres.
Attendance at the six Child Welfare Centres has been well
maintained. Although some of the Centres are conducted in old
buildings, it can be said that the Borough is well catered for, as
apart from the northern area with its more scattered population,
generally there is a Centre within a mile radius of every home.
Attendance figures were made up as follows:—
| Baptist Church Hall, Aldersbrook | 1639 |
| Ashton Playing Fields, Woodford Bridge | 2158 |
| St. Barnabas Church Hall, Snakes Lane | 4251 |
| Fullers Road, South Woodford | 3330 |
| Cromwell Hall, Nightingale Lane, Wanstead | 2607 |
| Holy Trinity, Hermon Hill, South Woodford | 3178 |
| TOTAL | 17,163 |
Welfare Foods
With the closing of the Ministry of Food, the responsibility for
the distribution of welfare foods, i.e. National Dried Milk, Orange
Juice, Cod Liver Oil and Vitamin Tablets was transferred to Local
Health Authorities as part of their functions under Section 22 of the
National Health Service Act.
So far as the Forest Health Area is concerned, it was decided to
take advantage of the offer of voluntary assistance and, in the Borough
of Wanstead and Woodford, distribution is undertaken practically
entirely by members of the Women's Voluntary Services.
Distribution is undertaken at all the Child Welfare Clinics as set out
on page 14 of this report. In addition, distribution is also undertaken
at the former Food Office at 79, High Street, Wanstead every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
I should like to express my thanks to these ladies who give up so
much of their time voluntarily in helping to provide this service for
the public.
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