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into use as a hostel for 12 tuberculous men. Tenders were obtained for major works
to bring the hostel into full occupation by 26 men and the award of a starting date was
awaited at the end of the year.
Efforts to secure suitable premises for adaptation as a hostel to replace the one at
Highbury Quadrant, Islington, were unsuccessful but were being continued.
Occupation centres for the mentally defective
Details regarding premises used as occupation centres will be found on page 98.
Works in
progress
86 Fulham High Street, Fulhatn.—Adaptation of an existing building as an occupation
centre. Preliminary works were completed and the premises brought into partial use to
accommodate the elder girls transferred from unsatisfactory premises at Fellowship Hall,
Hammersmith, the use of which were discontinued.
Replacements
Congregational Church Hall, Junction Road, Islington.—A centre for elder boys was opened
in this newly erected church hall. 19 Compton Terrace, Islington, formerly used for
the elder boys, was brought into use temporarily for elder girls.
St. James's Church Hall, Islington.—This centre was opened for elder girls who were
transferred from 19 Compton Terrace. Use of the latter premises as an occupation
centre was then discontinued.
School health service
Replacements
Division 2—Westminster Treatment Centre, 40 Alderney Street, Westminster.—Adaptation
of these premises was completed and the centre opened to replace accommodation
rented at 38 Rochester Row and 41 Greencoat Place, which were closed.
Division 7—East Dulwich Treatment Centre.—Adaptation of 475 Lordship Lane was
completed and a school treatment centre was opened to replace 29 Amott Road,
Camberwell. The latter premises were unsuitable for health service purposes and were
declared surplus to requirements.
Centre closed
Division 6—Ormiston Road Centre, Greenwich.—The work of this centre was transferred
to other centres, and the accommodation, which was rented from the Welfare
Committee, was vacated.
Schemes in
progress
Division 8—St. Georges Dispensary, 86 Blackfriars Road, Southwark.—The transfer of the
trust and premises to the Council from the St. George's Dispensary Trust had not been
completed at the end of the year.
Division 9—Tooting Treatment Centre.—The purchase of 195 Mitcham Road, Wandsworth,
was completed and a scheme prepared for adaptation of these premises to replace
the centre formerly at 1071 Garratt Lane. This centre was closed on termination of the
tenancy as the premises, which were to be sold, were unsuitable for acquisition for health
service purposes.
Office accommodation
Division 9—89 Trinity Road, Wandsworth.—A new home help office was opened to
replace an inconvenient and overcrowded office at 91 Bedford Hill, Wandsworth.
Health centres
The progress made in the planning of health centres in accordance with the pohcy
approved by the Council in 1951, especially with regard to the utilisation of vacant
sites acquired or reserved for health centres, was reviewed. Steps had been taken to
reserve twenty-nine sites, all of which had been approved by the Executive Council.
Of these, four are in the possession of the Health Committee, twelve were included in
the Development Plan 1951 and five were reserved on housing estate sites. The total
area of these sites is 34.34 acres, 14.53 acres being vacant land. It is intended to utihze