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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Name and Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. |
|---|---|---|
| Cleansing Station, Millfields Road | Cleansing of verminous persons and inspection and treatment of skin conditions | Borough Council. |
| Treatment Centre, Clapton Square | Minor ailments | London County. Council. |
| Treatment Centre, Cadogan Terrace | Minor ailments | London County Council. |
| Metropolitan Hospital, Kings. land Road | Treatment Clinic | London County Council. |
| Dalston Lane | Massage and remedial treatment | British Red Cross, subsidised by Borough Council. |
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
The work carried out during 1934 under the Council's maternity
and child welfare scheme can conveniently be reported upon under
the following descriptive titles:—
(a) Health visiting.
(b) Infant welfare centres, ante-natal, artificial sunlight
and dental clinics, and day nursery.
(c) Provision of maternity hospital accommodation, mid.
wives and midwifery assistance, arrangements for
investigation of maternal deaths and cases of puerperal
fever and puerperal pyrexia, consultants for
difficult maternity cases, homes for mothers and
children, home helps and nursing assistance.
(d) Provision of milk and other foods to necessitous
mothers and children.
(e) Infant Life protection.
HEALTH VISITING.
The Council employs fourteen Health Visitors for maternity
and child welfare work, and each of these officers is allotted a district
for visiting purposes. A Midwifery Health Visitor is also