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Division 3—Springdale Road, Stoke Neivington.—A hutted nursery was being erected at
Springdale Road. This nursery was originally planned as a partial replacement for
the day nursery in St. Anne's Home, referred to earlier. It is situated near the
boundary between Divisions 3 and 4 and will be administered by Division 3. Some
children from Division 4 may be admitted.
Division 4—St. John's Rectory, Hackney.—A hutted nursery was being erected in the
grounds of St. John's Rectory to replace the existing nursery in Ram's Episcopal
School, in order that the accommodation at the school might be used again for
educational purposes.
scheme
abandoned
The following scheme mentioned in the report for 1950 was abandoned:—
Division 4—Victorian Grove, Hackney.—An extension of the existing day nursery was
planned to replace, together with the Springdale Road Nursery, the St. Anne's Home
Nursery. Owing to the reduction in the demand for day nursery accommodation
as a result of the Health Committee's review, it was found possible to abandon this
proposal.
Transfer of
property
Division 8—Lyntnia Mosley Day Nursery.—Although the maintenance ot this day
nursery passed to the Council under the National Health Service Act, the building was
vested in the Cynthia Mosley Memorial Trust Fund. Under a ruling of the Charity
Commission the Council accepted the trusteeship of the property which was transferred
to the Council on 15th June.
Accommodation for tuberculous persons
The adaptation of 20-22, Highbury Quadrant, Islington, as a hostel for
35 infective chronic tuberculous men was completed and the hostel was opened on
29th October.
Recuperative Holiday Homes
The Mayfield Recuperative Holiday Home, Mayfield, Sussex, was uneconomical
to maintain owing to the small number of children (15) which could be accommodated.
Difficulty in staffing it was also experienced due to its isolated position. It was closed
on 30th April. The loss of accommodation was largely offset by the use of Roland
House Holiday Home, Littlehampton, which had been opened on 13th April, 1950.
Occupation centres for the mentally defective
Details regarding premises used for occupation centres will be found on page 88.
School Health Service
School
treatment
centres
replaced
Division 3—Neivington breen school Ireatrnent Centre.—This centre was transferred
on 14th May from 59, King Henry's Walk, Islington, where the tenure was insecure,
to accommodation adapted for the purpose at St. Jude's Church Hall, King Henry
Street, where a three year's tenancy was obtained.
Division 4—Northwold School Treatment Centre, 8 and 9, Rossendale House, Rossendale
Street, Hackney.—The two L.C.C. flats occupied by the centre were released for housing
purposes, and the school health activities were transferred to existing centres in the
neighbourhood. No. 9, Rossendale House was relinquished in March when the dental
and vision clinics moved to 13, Goulton Road, and No. 8 was given up in December
when the minor ailments centre transferred to 186, Upper Clapton Road.
Division 5—Bethnal Green School Treatment Centre.—The adaptation of the former
Mowlem Street Special School was completed, and the centre opened on 29th January,
with accommodation for dental and vision clinics and the treatment of minor ailments.
Owing to the lack of dental surgeons it was not possible to provide dental sessions,
and the dental accommodation was temporarily allocated for use as a foot clinic.
The new premises replaced the centre premises which were destroyed in 1944 and a
temporary minor ailments clinic which had been held in school premises.
Division 6—54-56, Ormiston Road, Greenwich.—The minor ailments centre from
Glenister Road School was transferred to these premises on 9th January, and the
accommodation at the school was surrendered to education purposes.