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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Division 3—Drayton Hall, Islington.—Extension of maternity and child welfare facilities
and addition of school treatment centre. As part of these premises was still in use by the
North West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board for mass radiography, the Health
Committee decided to withdraw the scheme from the 1953-54 programme.
Division 7—Queen's Road Centre, Camberwell.—The scheme for the second stage works
for adaptation of these premises was postponed because of the shortage of steel and the
cost involved.
Foxley Road, Kennington.—Conversion of a former fire station to an ambulance station.
At the request of the Minister of Health a revised scheme and estimates were in
preparation.
Schemcs
approved but
works not yet
in hand
Division 2—86 Carlton Hill, Marylebone.—Essential repairs on acquisition of a requisitioned
day nursery. These works awaited confirmation of a Compulsory Purchase
Order.
| Division | Premises | Service | Work involved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | St. Stephen's Westbourne Park Road, Paddington | Day nursery | Completion of building |
| 5 | Christian Street, Stepney | Day nursery | Provision of play space |
| 5 | University House, Bethnal Green | Day nursery | Extension |
| 6-7 | Blackheath Hill Welfare Centre, Mcrton Place, Greenwich | Maternity and child welfare centre | New building |
| 7 | Queen's Road Centre, Camberwell (Interim Stage II adaptation) | Maternity and child welfare centre and evening institute | Conversion of existing building and temporary heating |
| - | Eastern Ambulance Station, Hackney | General ambulance station | Adaptation |
| - | Eastern Ambulance Station, Hackney | General ambulance station | Demolition of buildings and tar paving |
| - | Fulham Ambulance station | Accident ambulance station | Improvements |
| - | South Western Ambulance Station, Lambeth | General ambulance station | Extension |
| - | West Smithfield Ambulance Station, City of London | Accident ambulance station | New building |
| 1 | Highlever Road (St. Quintin), Kensington | Maternity and child welfare centre | New building |
| 6 | Amersham Road Health Centre, Deptford | Day nursery and office accommodation | Adaptation |
| - | London Ambulance Service Headquarters, Waterloo Road, Lambeth | Ambulance service | Conversion of fire station |
| - | 86 Fulham High Street, Fulham | Occupation centre. . | Major works of adaptation to provide full accommoda tion |
| - | 9 Spencer Park, Wandsworth | Occupation centre. . | Conversion of existing pre mises |
| 5 | Mary Hughes Centre, 22 Underwood Road, Stepney | Maternity and child welfare centre | Extension to form a child welfare centre in association with the London Hospital |
| 5 | Peel Grove, Bethnal Green | Maternity and child welfare centre | New building |
| - | Brook Ambulance Station, Greenwich | General ambulance station | Reinstatement after war damage |
| - | Pear Place, Lambeth | Headquarters ambulance station | Additional accommodation |
Works
completed
Starting dates
awarded and
works in hand
at end of year
Starting dates
awarded but
work not
commenced
by end of year