Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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SECTION B
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
1. Public Health Officers of the Authority
See page two.
2. Laboratory Facilities
Pathological and bacteriological services are provided at the
Pathological Laboratory, Wanstead Hospital, Wanstead.
The analysis of water, milk and food is carried out by Dr. J. H.
Hamence and Mr. P. S. Hall (Mr. Hall succeeded Mr. Taylor who
died in February, 1960), Public Analysts for the Borough, and by the
Counties Public Health Laboratories.
3. Infant Welfare Centres
There are seven infant welfare centres in the Borough, sessions being
held as under:—
Baptist Church Hall, Aldersbrook, E.12
Monday, 2.30—4 p.m.
Ashton Playing Fields Pavilion, Woodford Bridge
Tuesday, 2.30—4 p.m.
St. Barnabas Church Hall, Snakes Lane, Woodford Creen
Wednesday, 2.30—4 p.m.
Fullers Road Sunday School. South Woodford, E.18
Wednesday, 2.30—4 p.m.
Cromwell Hall, Nightingale Lane, Wanstead. E.ll
Thursday, 2.30—4 p.m.
George Lane Baptist Church Hall
Friday, 2.30—4 p.m.
All Saints Church Hall. Woodford Wells
Monday, 2.30—4 p.m.
4. Ante-Natal Clinic
118 Hermon Hill, Wanstead.
Thursday, 2.30—4 p.m.
5. School Clinic, 93 High Road, Woodford
Dental—By appointment only.
Minor Ailments—Every Friday morning.
†Ophthalmic—Wednesday mornings, By appointment only.
†Orthopaedic—First Thursday afternoon in each month.
By appointment to see Surgeon only
All day Tuesday and Thursday afternoon
For after-treatment by appointment omy.
Speech Therapy—Monday and Wednesday only during school
term.
By appointment only.
† Controlled by the North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Borrd and
delegated to the Forest Group Hospital Management Committee.
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