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The catchment area comprises Shoreditch, Hoxton, Haggerston and the
De Beauvoir Estate (South) and a population of approximately 40,000 is
catered for. About 2,000 persons use this centre annually, this figure
includes residents from other areas who use the bathing and chiropody
services. An average of 1,000 attendances are made from the catchment area
weekly; 120 sessions are held a week.
The nursing officer in charge of this centre is supported by eight
health visitors, five district nurses, three school nurses, one clinic nurse
and an auxiliary. A full time departmental medical officer is assigned to
the centre and she also visits the schools in the vicinity, eight doctors
conduct sessions on a regular basis.
The other full time staff based here are as follows:-
Six dentists and six dental assistants
Eight chiropodists
Three bathing attendants
Three clerks (one of whom is the receptionist)
One caretaker (resident)
One handyman
Six domestics
Part- Time and Sessional Staff
Are as follows:-
One audiometrician
Two social workers
One marriage guidance counsellor
One speech therapist
Two visiting midwives
Activiti es
The following services are available every day: -
Pood sales, dentistry for school children and for patients under the
National Health Service, chiropody for geriatric patients and bathing and
cleaning facilities each morning.
Welfare foods, vitamin drops and certain medicaments are on sale morning
and afternoons each week day and this service is manned by the receptionist
who is also the telephonist.
There are four child health sessions with combined prophylaxis when
babies up to the age of two years are seen. The average number attending is
sixty and appointments are not sent. One of these sessions is held at the
Goodwill Centre. One toddler session accommodates three/five year olds
and fifteen are seen on average by appointment. Developmental paediatrics is
carried out.
The Special Advicory Clinic for pre-school handicapped children aged
usually between two and five years is held here once a week. A specialist
doctor from County Hall used to alternate with one of the Hackney Principal
Medical Officers but the latter has now taken over all this work.