London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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T able (ii)—
| Health Division | Premises | Work involved |
|---|---|---|
| DAY NURSERY | ||
| 1 | Ladbroke, Kensington | Additional toilets and new heating and hot water systems. |
| 1 | Eridge House, Fulham | Resurfacing of play space. |
| 3 | Scholefield Road, Islington | Conversion of boilers to oil firing. |
| MENTAL HEALTH | ||
| 1 | College Park training centre (elder girls), Letchford Gardens, Hammersmith. | Adaptation of former maternity and child welfare centre. |
| 4 | Hackney training centre, Iceni Sports ground, Hackney. | New junior training centre. |
| 9 | Clapham training centre, Clapham Manor Street, Wandsworth | Adaptation of premises to form an industrial training centre. |
| PREVENTION OF ILLNESS—TUBERCULOSIS | ||
| 3 | Cromwell Lodge hostel for tuberculous men, Hornsey. | Provision of new boilers. |
| GENERAL PRACTITIONERS' CENTRE AND CHILD GUIDANCE UNIT | ||
| 7 | South East London General Practitioners' Centre and Peckham Child Guidance unit, St. Mary's Road, Camberwell. | Major adaptations to third floor to provide general practitioners' centre and improved accommodation for existing child guidance unit. |
| LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE | ||
| - | Eastern general ambulance station, Hackney. | Improvement and re-allocation of accommodation and improvements to entrance. |
Table (iii)—
| Health Division | Premises | Work involved |
|---|---|---|
| MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE | ||
| 6 | Abbey Estate, Woolwich | New maternity and child welfare and school treatment centre in housing block to replace temporary welfare centre on L.C.C. estate. |
| 6 | Burney Street, Greenwich | Provision of maternity and child welfare centre in ground floor of housing block (being built by Greenwich Metropolitan Borough Council). |
| 8 | Keeton's Road, St. Crispin's Estate, Bermondsey. | Provision of maternity and child welfare and school treatment centre in ground floor of L.C.C. housing block. |
| 9 | Plough Road, Battersea | Provision of maternity and child welfare and school treatment centre in ground floor of housing block (being built by Battersea Metropolitan Borough Council). |
| MENTAL HEALTH | ||
| 6 | Blackwall Lane, Greenwich | Adaptation of existing building as an additional industrial training centre. |
| 9 | Putney Hill, Wandsworth | Adaptation of premises as a mental health hostel. |
| LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE | ||
| — | Battersea accident ambulance station, Battersea | Replacement of building destroyed by enemy action. |