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Merton 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]

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CHILD HEALTH
General
The Local Authority continues to hold Child Health Centres at
the fourteen premises listed below. Nine of these are purpose-built,
the remainder are hired for weekly sessions.
In addition, there are now four group practices of general practitioners
who hold child health clinics at which the health visitor
attached to the group attends. These sessions have naturally resulted
in a slight reduction in the total attendance at some of the local authority
clinics. The overall attendances, however, remain high. Here,
great emphasis is made on the early detection and referral of any
condition likely to hinder a child's normal physical, mental or emotional
development.

Table: Child Health Centres being operated at the end of the year were as follows:—

Child Health Centres being operated at the end of the year were as follows:—

Amity Grove Clinic West WimbledonMonday2-4 p.m.
Friday10 to 12 noon
Baptist Hall Longley Road, S.W.I7Tuesday1.30-3.30 p.m.
Cavendish Road Clinic Colliers WoodMonday1.30-3.30 p.m.
Friday9.30-11.30 a.m.
Church Road Clinic MitchamWednesday1.30-3.30 p.m.
Thursday1.30-3.30 p.m.
Churchill Hall* Effra Road, S.W.19Tuesday2-4 p.m.
Emmanuel Hall* Lingfield Road, S.W.19Thursday2-4 p.m.
Grand Drive Clinic Raynes ParkMonday10 to 12 noon and 2-4 p.m.
Wednesday10 to 12 noon
Meopham Road Clinic MitchamWednesday1.30-3.30 p.m.
Middleton Road Clinic MordenTuesday2-4 p.m.
Friday2-4 p.m.
Morden Road Clinic MertonTuesday2-4 p.m.
Thursday2-4 p.m.
Pelham Road Clinic WimbledonTuesday2-4 p.m.
Friday2-4 p.m.
St. John's Hall* High Path, MertonThursday10 to 12 noon
St. Luke's Hall* Strathmore Road, S.W.19Friday2-4 p.m.
Wide Way Clinic MitchamMonday1.30-3.30 p.m.
Thursday9.30-11.30 a.m.

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Toddler sessions are held, by appointment, at Western Road
School Clinic and at all of the above excepting Churchill Hall, Emmanuel
Hall and St. John's Hall.
* Denotes hired premises.
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