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Works
completed
Division 9—Balham Day Nursery, Old Devonshire Road, Wandsworth—This nursery was
closed because of serious defects in the structure of the building and the children placed
in other nearby nurseries.
Maternity and child welfare centres
Division 1—St. Quintin Welfare Centre, Highlever Road, Kensington—This purpose designed
building was completed and the centre opened in July. Further reference to this new
centre is made on page 126.
Replacements Division 5—Mary Hughes Centre, Underwood Road, Stepney—Adaptation of these premises
to provide improved facilities, in association with the London Hospital, was completed
and the new centre opened. The enlarged centre replaced the temporary centre at
52 Ashfield Street, Stepney.
Division 5—Bromley Welfare Centre, Newmill House, Devas Street, Poplar—New purpose
designed accommodation was provided in flats on the Coventry Cross housing estate
extension to replace unsatisfactory centres at St. Michael's Church Hall, Ullen Street,
and All Hallows Church Hall, Devons Road, which were closed.
Division 9—St. Peter's Church Hall, Prescott Place, Wandsworth—A centre was opened in
newly rebuilt premises to replace a centre in inadequate accommodation at the Public
Baths, Clapham Manor Street.
Division 9—St. Margaret's Church Hall, Cricklade Avenue, Wandsworth—These premises
were brought into use as a welfare centre to replace unsatisfactory accommodation at
the Baptist Church Hall, New Park Road.
Division 7—Kingswood Welfare Centre, Kinsey House, Bowen Drive, Camberwell—A new
centre was opened in premises adapted for clinic purposes to serve a newly.developed
area in which no welfare services existed.
Division 9—Streatham Vale Welfare Centre, Church Hall, Churchmore Road, Wandsworth—
A temporary centre was opened in these premises to provide improved facilities in the
South Streatham area.
Division 9—Woodlands Welfare Centre, West Hill, Wandsworth—These premises were
rented to provide a temporary centre to meet the needs of new housing estates pending
the provision of a purpose built maternity and child welfare and school treatment centre
at 67 Victoria Drive, Wandsworth.
Division 5—Peel Grove, Bethnal Green—The erection of a temporary purpose designed
centre, which had been sanctioned by the Minister of Health, was nearing completion
at the end of the year.
Accommodation for tuberculous men
Hurlingham Lodge, Hurlingham Road, Fulham—Major works of adaptation were completed
to bring the hostel into full occupation by 28 men. Further reference is made to this
hostel on page 127.
Provision of
additional
centres
Works in
progress
Works
completed
Replacement
Cromwell Lodge, Cholmeley Park, Hornsey—Preliminary works to allow occupation of
these newly.acquired premises by 27 men were completed and the hostel opened to
replace the one at Highbury Quadrant, Islington. The completion of second stage works
of adaptation, which were well advanced at the end of the year, will provide full
occupation by 31 men. Further reference to this hostel is made on page 133.
Additional
centres
Occupation centres for the mentally defective
Details regarding premises used as occupation centres for the mentally defective will be
found on page 90.
9 Spencer Park, Wandsworth—The adaptation of these premises was completed and the
building brought into use as an occupation centre for junior mixed children.
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