[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Cheshunt U.D.C.

  • Cheshunt (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Cheshunt U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Treatment Centres and Clinics. The following Clinics are held at the Infant Welfare Centre, Waltham Cross :— Child Welfare Clinic—Wednesday afternoon. Ante-Natal Clinic—Wednesday morning. Dental Clinics—Tuesday and Friday. Ophthalmic Clinic—Third Friday afternoon in the month. Tuberculosis Dispensary—Thursday morning. B.R.C.S. Orthopaedic and Massage Clinic—Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. The following statement gives an indication of the extensive work carried on at the Centre:— Number of Child Welfare Clinics ... 52 „ „ children on the books ... 437 ,, ,, attendances ... ... 2,754 ,, ,, children for dental treatment (under school age) ... 27 ,, ,, nursing mothers for dental treatment ... ... 8 ,, ,, deaths among children ... 1 ,. referred for orthopaedic treatment 11 ,, immunised against diphtheria ... 152 I wish to record my thanks to Dr. Ormstein for her great help in the immunisation of children under 5. Ante-Natal Clinics. Number of Clinics ... ... ... 52 ,, ,, expectant mothers ... ... 299 „ ,, attendances ... ... 1,384 „ ,, post-natal attendances ... 23 „ ,, dental treatments ... ... 20 „ „ deaths ... ... ... nil Five