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West Ham 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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were established for artificial light treatment under medical supervision.
These children are referred to the doctor in charge of
the Light Clinic by the various Clinics through the Medical Officer
of Health.
Attendances Treatments Patients
5100 5063 684
Centres and Clinics (Municipal and Subsidized by the Council).
| Address where held | No. of Sessions held weekly. | Day and time of meeting | Centre Att. | Med. Consults. | Arrangements for Medical Supervision. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average per | Session. | ||||||
| Expectant Mothers.'' | Children. | Expectant Mothers. | Children. | ||||
| Chesterton House | 6 | Mon. & Fri., 1.30 p.m. Wed. & Thur., 11 a.m. & 2.30 p.m. | 115.24 | 69.63 | 44.54 | 24.22 | Dr. Hogg and Dr. Kemp. |
| St. Luke's Square | 5 | Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., & Fri. 2.30 p.m. | 112.65 | 74.08 | 41.3 | 45.96 | „ Hogg and Dr. Kemp. |
| Martin Street | I | Thursdays, 3.30 p.m. | 36.21 | 47.8 | 14.21 | 14.71 | „ Hogg and Dr. Kemp. |
| S.W.Ham Health Society. | 3 | Tues., Wed. & Fridays, 1.30 p.m. | 12.46 | 46.67 | 3.4 | 16.76 | „ Lavinia Hawthorne |
| Trinity Mission Society. | 2 | Wed. &Th., 1.30 p.m. | 1 | 29.66 | ... | 24.35 | „ Margaret Alden. |
| Women's League of Service. | 3 | Mon., Wed. & Thurs., 2.0 p.m. | 4.23 | 29.92 | ... | 22.32 | „ Dorothea Brooks. |
| Silvertown Municipal Centre. | 2 | Wed., 10 a.m. & 2.0 p.m. | 4.75 | 26.17 | 4.69 | 17.13 | „ Helen Campbell. |
| West Ham Lane Mun. Centre | 3 | Mon. & Thurs., 2 p.m. Tuesdays, 10.0 a.m. | 5.8 | 26.66 | 5.73 | 20.17 | „ Helen Campbell. |
| Given-Wilson Institute | I | Mondays, 2 p.m. | ... | 38.7 | ... | 23.9 | „ Eva Morton. |
DRIED MILK.
Distribution of Dried Milk to Nursing and Expectant
Mothers and Children under 3 Years of Age.
During the year 1927 nearly 92 tons of Dried Milk were
distributed in grease proof bags and stiff carton packets, with
printed directions in accordance with the Council's Scheme, to
persons residing in the Borough, from the following Centres:—
84 West Ham Lane, Stratford.
Public Hall, Barking Road, Canning Town.
Nurses' Home, Howards Road, Plaistow.
Barnwood Road, Silvertown.
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