The original caption may contain language which is historic and which may no longer be considered appropriate. It has been retained in the record in the interest of historical accuracy.
The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: “Maternity and child welfare. Picture shows the lady doctor examining a child.”
The Lancaster Street Child Welfare Centre opened in July 1935. It provided a range of services, including an ultra violet light clinic, remedial exercise classes for toddlers and children, dental treatment, a kitchen providing dinners for mothers and children, and a Parents’ Guidance Clinic. The building also housed a venereal disease clinic for women and children on the first floor. In 1941 more than 500 children and infants were seen at the centre, and over 1,000 antenatal visits to the centre were made by mothers. See also MED01/01/2368-2373 and MED01/01/2375-2385. This photograph was published in the Nursing Mirror, ‘Maternity and Child Welfare in Birmingham’, April 25 1942. High-resolution copies of this image are available for free for non-commercial use. Please Enquire to place an order.
This is part of the Series: MED01/01 Series of prints; within the Collection: MED01 Topical Press Agency Medical Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Photographer: Topical Press Agency Limited
Photographer: Harrison, Norman Kingsley
Welfare Centre, People At Work, Women's History, Health And Welfare
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