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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
Hackney 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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43
ARTIFICIAL SUNLIGHT CLINIC.
An Artificial Sunlight Clinic is held weekly upon the premises
of the Infant Welfare Centre at No. 28, Lower Clapton Road. The
cases treated are principally infants and children under the age of
five years who are suffering from nutritional disorders.
The following scale of charges was adopted by the Council's Maternity and Child Welfare Committee in December, 1930:—
| Income per head of the family per week, after deduction of rent, insurances, etc. | Fee to be paid. |
|---|---|
| Under 8s. | No payment. |
| Between—8s. and 10s. | Is. for course. |
| 10s. and 15s. | 2s. „ „ |
| 15s. and 20s. | 3s. „ „ |
| 20s. and 25s. | 4s. „ „ |
| 25s. and 30s. | 5s. „ „ |
| 30s. and over | 6s. „ „ |
The following is a summary of the work done at the Clinic during the past five years:—
| 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients under treatment at commencement of the year | Women | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Children | 43 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 30 | |
| No. of patients who commenced treatment during the year | Women | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Children | 116 | 114 | 77 | 107 | 122 | |
| No. of patients who completed treatment during the year | Women | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| Children | 103 | 72 | 54 | 96 | 90 | |
| No. of patients who failed to attend for completion of treatment | Women | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Children | 34 | 39 | 20 | 9 | 25 | |
| No. of patients under treatment at end of the year | Women | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. |
| Children | 22 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 37 | |
| Total number of attendances of patients | Women | 88 | 60 | 33 | 138 | 65 |
| Children | 1777 | 1137 | 886 | 1485 | 1846 | |
Payments to the Medical Officer in charge of the Clinic and to
the Hackney District Nursing Association for the services of a
Nurse at each session amounted during the year to £99 16s. 6d.,
whilst a sum of £7 16s. 0d. was received in respect of treatment
given during that period.
A report by Dr. Dorothy B. Gere, the Medical Officer
in charge, is given here.