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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Upon the outbreak of war the two voluntary centres and a municipal centre were closed and the following are the clinic facilities which were provided in 1944.
| Centre. | Type of premises. | When opened. | Sessions held weekly. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28, Elsdale Street | Specially constructed | 1939 | Ante- and Post-Natal—1 Infant Welfare —3 Actino-therapy —7 Make Do and Mend —1 |
| Eton Manor Club, Riseholme Street | Club premises | Transferred from Eton Misson on outbreak of war 1925 | Ante- and Post-Natal —1 Infant Welfare —2 Make Do and Mend —1 |
| 28, Lower Clapton Road | Adapted house | Ante- and Post-Natal —3 Infant Welfare —3 Weighing —1 Diphtheria Immunisation —1 Make Do and Mend —2 | |
| 136, Richmond Road | Specially constructed | 1938 | Ante- and Post-Natal —2 Infant Welfare —3 Weighing —1 Actino-therapy —2 Dental —2 Diphtheria Immunisation —1 Make Do and Mend —1 |
| 2 & 4, Warwick Grove | Converted houses | Transferred from a Church Hall in 1942 | Ante- and Post-Natal—2 Infant Welfare —3 Weighing —1 Diphtheria Immunisation —1 Make Do and Mend —1 |
| Centre. | No. of sessions held. | No. of Mothers attending (first visits). | No. of repeated attendances at Centre. | Total attendances. | No. of examinations by Doctor. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antenatal. | Postnatal. | Antenatal. | Postnatal. | Antenatal. | Postnatal. | |||
| Elsdale Street | 52 | 156 | 27 | 665 | 4 | 852 | 31 | 744 |
| Eton Manor | 48 | 92 | 3 | 357 | — | 452 | 3 | 393 |
| Lower Clapton Road | 153 | 344 | 40 | 1735 | 3 | 2122 | 43 | 1939 |
| Richmond Road | 100 | 344 | 50 | 1313 | 6 | 1713 | 56 | 1367 |
| Warwick Grove | 96 | 219 | 23 | 1084 | .. | 1326 | 23 | 1223 |
| Totals | 449 | 1155 | 143 | 5154 | 13 | 6465 | 156 | 5666 |
The number of expectant mothers attending at the clinics was
slightly smaller than in the previous year (1,155 as compared with
1,288) and there was a considerable decrease in the total attendances
(from 7,466 to 6,465). This falling-off was, of course, due to the
flying bomb attack in the second half of the year, when many
expectant mothers evacuated to safer areas under the official
scheme or through private arrangements.