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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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| Description. | Address. | When Held. | Provided by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. m. & C. w. Clinics (consultations and simple treatment). | Baths Annexe, Brentford. | Twice weekly, on Mondays and Wednesdays, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Council, and under control of M. and C.W. Committee. |
| 2. Ditto | Heathfield Terrace, Chiswick. | Thrice weekly, on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Do. |
| 3. Ante-natal Clinic. | Baths Annexe, Brentford. | Once weekly, on Wednesdays, at 10.30 a.m. | Do. |
| 4. Ditto | Heathfield Terrace, Chiswick. | Once weekly, on Tuesdays, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Do. |
| 5. Minor Ailment Clinic. | Heathfield Terrace, Chiswick. | Each weekday at 9 a.m. | Education Committee. |
| 6. Ditto | Portsdown Ho., The Butts, Brentford. | Do. | Do. |
| 7. Dental Clinic | Ditto | Four times weekly, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, for elementary school children. As required for patients from M. and C. W. Clinics. | Education Committee and by arrangement with the Council for M. and C. W. patients. |
| 8. Ditto* | Heathfield Terrace, Chiswick. | Daily for elementary school children. As required for patients from M. and C. W. Clinics. | Do. |
| 9. Eye Clinic.* | Ditto | One Session weekly, on Tuesdays, for elementary school children, at 11 a.m. | Education Committee. |
| 10. Ditto | Portsdown Ho,The Butts, Brentford. | One session weekly, on Mondays, at 11.30 a.m. (elementary school children) | Do. |
| 11. Tonsils and Adenoids. | Chiswick Hospital.† | For elementary school children, as required. | Do. |
| 12. Ringworm (X-Ray). | Ditto † | Ditto | Do. |
| 13. Rheumatism Clinic. | Heathfield Terrace, Chiswick. | Once weekly, on Thursdays, at 11.30 a.m. | Do |
| 14. Day Nursery. | Bennett St., Chiswick. | Weekdays. | Brentf'd & Chis. Town Council. |
| 15. Orthopaedic Clinic | Portsdown Ho., The Butts, Brentford. | Twice weekly, on Mondays and Thursdays, at 2 p.m. | Education Committee and M. and C. W. Committee. |
| 16. Diphtheria Immunisa-tion Clinic | Heathfield Terrace, Chiswick. | One session weekly on Mondays at 2 p.m. | Brentford and Chiswick Town Council. |
| 17. Tuberculosis Dispensary. | 14 Heathfield Terrace, W.4 | Once weekly, on Thursdays, at 10 a.m. | Middlesex Cty. Council. |
| 18. Venereal Disease Clinic. | No clinics established within the District, but patients may attend the Special Clinic at the West London Hospital in the neighbouring Borough of Hammersmith. | ||
N.B.—Patients residing in the Brentford area also attend the M.C.C.
Tuberculosis Dispensary, Bell Road, Hounslow.
* Arrangements have also been made for treating school children from
secondary schools at these clinics. .
†This Hospital was closed during the year and other arrangements have
been made until the Hospital re-opens.