London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1934
[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. | Number of Sessions held weekly (excluding Dental sessions | Day and Time of Meeting. | Average per Session. | Arrangements for Medical Supervision. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Attendances. | Medical Consultations. | |||||||
| Expectant Mothers. | Children. | Expectant Mothers. | Children. | |||||
| West Ham Lane Municipal Clinic | 4 | Mon., Tues., Thurs., 2 p.m. Tuesday, 9.30 a.m. | 23.1 | 40 | 21.0 | 33.7 | Dr. Helen Campbell. | |
| *Forest Gate Municipal Clinic, Forest Street | 4 | Friday, 9.30 a.m. Tuesday, 9.30 a.m. Tues., Wed., Thurs., 2 p.m. | 15.1 | 38.3 | 15.0 | 28.5 | Dr. Charlotte Forsyth Dr. Muriel Prout | |
| *Grange Road Municipal Clinic | 3 | Wednesday, Friday, 2 p.m. Wednesday, 9.30 a.m. | 10 | 29 | 10 | 26 | Dr. Helen Campbell. Dr. Charlotte Forsyth | |
| *Maybury Road Municipal Clinic | 4 | Monday, 9.30 a.m., 2 p.m. Friday, 9.30 a.m. Thursday, 2 p.m. | 17.8 | 47 | 17.8 | 34.7 | Dr. Charlotte Forsyth Dr. Angel Crawford | |
| Silvertown Municipal Clinic | 2 | Wed., 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. | 4.6 | 31.4 | 4.6 | 31 | Dr. Charlotte Forsyth | |
| *Chesterton House Centre | 6 | Wed.,Thur., 11 a.m. & 2.30 p.m. Mon., Fri., 1.30 p.m. | 124 | 96 | 74.2 | 21 | Dr. Flora Hogg & Dr. Peter Kennedy. | |
| Docks Centre, Hoy Street | 5 | Daily, 2 p.m. | 46 | 85 | 18.5 | 24 | ||
| Martin Street Clinic | 1 | Thursday, 3.30 p.m. | 27.4 | 32 | 10.3 | 7 | ||
| South West Ham Health Society Clinic, Lees Hall | 3 | Tues., Wed., and Thurs., 1.30 p.m. fo | 29 rtnightly | 48 | 12.8 fortnightly | 24.6 | Dr. J. Lorimer Hawthorne. | |
| Trinity Mission Centre, Oxford Road | 2 | Wed. and Thurs., 1.30 p.m | - | 51.4 | — | 30 | Dr. Jean Smith. | |
| Stratford Day Nursery Centre, Welfare Road | 2 | Mon. & Friday, 1.30 p.m. | - | 40.76 | - | 22.5 | Dr. Dorothea Brooks | |
| Given Wilson Institute, Pelly Bridge | 1 | Mondays, 2 p.m. | — | 41.6 | — | 29.1 | Dr. Eva Morton. | |
| * Dental treatment for mothers, and for children under 5 years, is given at these Clinics. | ||||||||