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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE A Daytime Clinical Sessions
| West Ham Lane Dental Clinic (Surgery A) | 442 |
| (Surgery B) | 342 |
| (Surgery C) | 480 |
| Forest Street Dental Clinic | 473 |
| Rosetta Dental Clinic | 384 |
| Grange Road Dental Clinic | 107 |
| Total: | 2,228 |
TABLE B
Routine Dental Inspections of Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Pre-School Children
| Mothers | Children | |
|---|---|---|
| West Ham Lane (Commenced in March) | ||
| Inspected | 73 | 298 |
| Offered treatment | 67 | 83 |
| Grange Road (Commenced in October) | ||
| Inspected | 34 | 49 |
| Offered treatment | 32 | 12 |
| Forest Street (Commenced in November) | ||
| Inspected | 16 | 70 |
| Offered treatment | 11 | 23 |
Location of Dental Clinics and times of attendance.
Forest Street Maternity and Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5.15 p.m.
Child Welfare Clinic, Saturday 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Forest Street, E.7. (alternate weeks)
Grange Road Maternity and Monday and Tuesday 9 a.m. to 5.15 p.m.
Child Welfare Clinic, Wednesday 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Grange Road, Plaistow, E.13. Closed 5th May 1955,
Reopened 2nd November 1955.
Wednesday 1.30 to 5-15 p.m.
Thursday 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Rosetta School Clinic, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Sophia Road, Custom House, E.l6. 1.30 to 4 p.m.
Thursday and Friday
9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Stratford School Clinic, Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5.15 P.m.
84 West Ham Lane, E.15-. Saturday 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
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