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Oil page 120 will be found a list of the Maternity and Child Welfare
Centres in the Borough, together with the days and hours of clinics and
the accommodation available in each.
The Clinic accommodation on the Island has been given further
consideration during the year. As it was not possible to find a site for
the erection of a new Centre (and the Ministry of Health had intimated
they were not prepared to sanction further loans for this purpose, at the
present time), enquiries were made to find suitable accommodation,
which could be rented. The conditions at Christ Church were bad in the
extreme.
During the latter part of the year negotiations were entered into with
the Church Authorities of the Cubitt Town Primitive Methodist Church,
Manchester Road, and an Agreement for one year was drawn up for the
use of the premises (except the Church) for one day per week (morning and
afternoon sessions) at a rental of £80 per annum, with the additional
payment of 2s. 6d. per session to the Caretaker.
The sanction of the Ministry of Health was received on 31st December,
and arrangements were made for the transfer of the Clinic held at Christ
Church to the new premises early in 1928.
The other clinic on the island, namely, that at 54, West Ferry Road,
is rented by the Council.