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centre for day nursery purposes at a later date when a more extensive scheme of
adaptation can be undertaken.
Building
works in
progress
At the end of the year the following scheme, for which plans had been completed
and Ministry sanctions obtained, was in hand :
Division 2—Westbourne Park Road, Paddington.—Completion of prefabricated buildings
which were partly erected during the war to form a new day nursery, to be known as
St. Stephen's day nursery, was almost reached at the end of the year. When opened it
will replace an existing nursery in a requisitioned dwelling-house.
Closure of
centrcs
Maternity and child welfare centres
Division 9—Blegborough welfare centre, Wandsworth.—This centre was held in a church
hall, but the church authorities were no longer agreeable to the Council using the main
hall. The centre was, therefore, closed on 28th April, and the clinic sessions were transferred
to the Riegindale Centre.
Replacement
of centres
Division 2—Dynham Road welfare centre, Hampstead.—This centre, which had been temporarily
transferred from 60 West End Lane while the latter premises were reconditioned
and repaired, was closed on 4th September when 60 West End Lane was re-opened.
Division 2—Bickersteth Hall welfare centre, Hampstead.—This centre was in very unsatisfactory
accommodation in a church hall. The Hampstead metropolitan borough council
having agreed to the Council using a community centre in a block of flats on one of its
housing estates, the welfare centre was transferred there on 27th October and called the
Hampstead Wells welfare centre.
Division 4— Woodberry Hall welfare centre.—This centre, in requisitioned accommodation,
was transferred to the new Woodberry Down health centre (see page 48) on 15th October,
when the former premises were de-requisitioned.
Provision of
additional
centres
Division 3—Bentham Court, Islington.—Midwife's clinic. Arrangements were made with
the Islington metropolitan borough council for accommodation in a community centre
in one of its blocks of flats to be made available for a midwife's session to be held weekly
from 5th March.
Division 9—Fairlight welfare centre, Wandsworth.—A centre was opened in Fairlight Hall
on 5th December to supplement the clinics at Longley Road welfare centre, which was
less accessible to mothers living in the area served by the new centre.
Building
work in
progress
Division 7—Merton Place, Greenwich. Maternity and child welfare centre.—The erection of a
prefabricated hut, which had been sanctioned by the Minister of Health was well advanced
by the end of the year. This centre will replace a centre in unsatisfactory premises in
Division 7 which will be discontinued. It will also serve areas in Division 6, where there
is an increasing demand due to the erection of flats and will be more convenient for
mothers who live a considerable distance from existing centres in that division.
Accommodation for tuberculous persons
The Minister of Health agreed to consider a scheme for the adaptation of Hurlingham
Lodge, Fulham, to be rented from the Parks Committee as a hostel for 25 tuberculous
men.
Recuperative holiday home
The adaptation of Roland House Holiday Home, Littlehampton, was completed. The
home which could not be used to capacity was closed for a short period during the
summer holidays for installation of a new boiler, and was re-opened for full occupation
on 14th September.
Occupation centres for the mentally defective
Details regarding premises used for occupation centres will be found on page 114.
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