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Fridays, and on Saturdays from 8.30 a.m.-10.30 a.m.
Local authority clinics are also held at the Centre for vision and
special investigations, there is a special advisory clinic for backward
babies, cytology, and family planning. Reference is made to these clinics
in other appropriate sections of this Report.
Care of Mothers and Young Children (National Health Service Act. 1946,
Section 22)
Under Section 22 of the National Health Service Act, 1946, it is the
duty of every local authority to make arrangements for the care, including
in particular dental care, of expectant and nursing mothers and of
children who have not attained the age of five years and are not attending
primary schools maintained by a local education authority.
The eight Child Health Centres in the Borough are shown below:-
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Child Health Centres
Becklow Gardens,
Becklow Gardens, W.12.
Burne Jones,
North End Road, W.14.
Glenthorne Road,
48 Glenthorne Road, W.6.
Greyhound Road
90/92 Greyhound Road, W.6.
Mi Ison Road,
1/3 Milson Road, W.14.
Parsons Green,
5/7 Parsons Green, S.W.6.
Wandsworth Bridge Road,
170 Wandsworth Bridge Road,S.W.6.
Westway,
The Curve, W.12.
Together with the Grove Health Centre, opened in March 1968, they
provide between them the following services:
Ante-natal
Cytology
Creches
Dental Care for Expectant and Nursing Mothers, and children under 5.
Family Planning
Child Health
Mothers' Clubs
Mothercraft
Parentcraft
Relaxation
Toddlers
Vaccination and Immunisation
In 1968 attendances at the Child Health Centres of children up to 5
years of age totalled 39,738 (42,932).
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