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At each of the Centres a clinic is held, a woman Medical Officer
and a nurse being in attendance.
The question of the establishment of an additional Maternity
and Child Welfare Centre to serve the South-East area of the
Borough, was further considered and agreed to by the Council
during the year and approved by the Minister of Health. Suitable
premises were found in the disused London County Council
School at Gideon Road, and an agreement was entered into with
the London County Council for the rent of a portion of those premises
for the purpose.
This is a useful addition to the scheme and avoids the necessity
and hardship on the part of mothers and children living in this
area of having to travel long distances, the nearest centres being
formerly a considerable distance away. The Centre was opened
on 9th April, 1930.
During the year, No. 2 Currie Street, the property of the Council,
which has not been considered suitable for use under their
Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme, was rented to the Salvation
Army for the purpose of a Social Centre and Soup Kitchen.
Each centre is under the supervision of a trained Health Visitor
and voluntary helpers assist in the work of these centres.
The Voluntary Centres are conducted on similar lines to those of the
Municipal Centres.
The following table gives a summary of the work carried out
at the Centres in 1929 :—