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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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table of clinics and treatment centres.
| Description | address | When held | Provided by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. M. & C.W. Clinics (consultation and simple treatment) | Health Centre, Albany Road, 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. | Ditto |
| 3. Ante-Natal Clinic | Health Centre, Brentford* | Once weekly on Wednesdays at 10.30 a.m. | Ditto |
| 4. Ditto | Heathfield Ter'ce, Chiswick | Once weekly on Tuesdays at 10.30 a.m. | Ditto |
| 5. Minor Ailment Clinic | Health Centre, Brentford* | Each weekday at 9 a.m. | Education Committee |
| 6. Ditto | Heathfield Terr., Chiswick | Ditto | Ditto |
| 7. Dental Clinic | Health Centre, Brentford* | Mondays to Fridays at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. for elementary school children, as required for patients from M. and C.W. Clinics. | Education Committee; by arrangement with the Council for M.C.W. and patients. |
| 8.Ditto † | Heathfield Terr., Chiswick | Daily for elementary school children. As required for patients from M. and C.W. Clinics. Mondays and Tuesdays at 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. for secondary school children. | Ditto |
| 9. Eye Clinic † | Health Centre, Brentford* | One session weekly on Thursdays at 9.30 a.m. for elementary school children. | Education Committee |
| 10. Tonsils and Adenoids | Chiswick Hospital ‡ | For elementary school children as required | Ditto |
| 11. Ringworm (X-Ray) | Ditto | Ditto | Ditto |
| 12. Rheumatism Clinic | Health Centre, Brentford | Once weekly, on Thursdays at 11.30 a.m. | Ditto |
| 13. Artificial Sunlight Clinic | Ditto | Once weekly, on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. | Ditto |
| 14. Orthopaedic Clinic | Ditto* | Twice weekly on Mondays and Thursdays at 2 p.m. | Education Committee and M. and C.W. Committee |
| 15. Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic | Heathfield Terr., Chiswick | One session weekly on Mondays at 2 p.m. | Brentford and Chiswick Town Council |
| 16. Day Nursery | Bennett Street, Chiswick | Weekdays | Ditto |
| 17. Tuberculosis Dispensary | 14 Heathfield Terrace, Chiswick | Once weekly on Thursdays at 10 a.m. | Middlesex County Council |
| 18. Venereal Disease Clinic | No Clinics established within the District, but patients may attend the Special Clinic at the West London Hosnital 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.
* Clinics previously held at the Baths Annexe and Portsdown House, Brentford, were transferred to the Health Centre,
when it was opened in July 1938.
† 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.