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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
West Ham 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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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. | ||||
| Silvertown Municipal Centre. | 2 | Wed., 10 a.m. & 2.0 p.m. | 8.3 | 35.09 | 8.13 | 25.82 | Dr. Helen Campbell, |
| West Ham Lane Mun. Centre | 4 | Mon.Tue.& Thurs., 2 p.m Tuesdays, 10.0 a.m. | 12.0 | 38.91 | 12.0 | 33. | „ Helen Campbell. |
| Moil. & Fri., 1.30 p.m. | 129.00 | 74.3 | 50.1 | 24.1 | „ Hogg and | ||
| Chesterton House | Wed. & Thur., 11 a.m. & 2.30 p.m. | Dr. Kemp. | |||||
| St. Luke's Square | Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., & Fri. 2.30 p.m. | 100.00 | 78. | 39. | 47.6 | „ Hogg and Dr. Kemp. | |
| Martin Street | Thursdays, 3.30 p.m. | 36.26 | 39.13 | 13.78 | 14.0 | „ Hogg and Dr. Kemp. | |
| S.W.Ham Health Society. | 3 | Tues., Wed. & Fridays, 1.30 p.m. | 10.1 | 49.8 | 4.6 | 17.9 | „ Lorimer Hawthorne |
| Trinity Mission Society. | 2 | Wed. & Th., 1.30 p.m. | 41.2 | ... | 25.15 | Jean Smith | |
| Women's League of Service. | 3 | Mon., Wed. & Thurs., 2.0 p.m. | 4.1 | 30.7 | ... | 24.2 | „ Dorothea Brooks. |
| Given-Wilson Institute | 1 | Mondays, 2 p.m. | ... | 32.0 | ... | 25.07 | „ Eva Morton. |
Distribution of Dried Milk to Expectant and Nursing Mothers
and Children under 3 Ycurs of Age.
During 1928 97£ 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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