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 (iv)—
| Health Division | Premises | Work involved |
|---|---|---|
| MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE | ||
| 3 | Barnsbury Estate, Islington | New maternity and child welfare and school treatment centre in L.C.C. housing block to replace unsatisfactory premises. |
| 9 | Stormont Road, Battersea | New maternity and child welfare and school treatment centre to replace unsatisfactory premises. |
| DAY NURSERY | ||
| 1 | St. Quintin, Kensington | Extension to existing building to provide additional places. |
| 9 | Upper Tulse Hill, Lambeth .. | New day nursery in L.C.C. housing block to replace unsatisfactory premises. |
| MENTAL HEALTH | ||
| 3 | Basire Street, Islington | New junior training centre. |
| 6 | Maze Hill, Greenwich | New junior training centre to replace unsatisfactory premises. |
| 7 | Brockley Rise, Lewisham | New mental health hostel. |
| 8 | Draper Street, Southwark | New day centre for the mentally ill to be constructed in L.C.C. housing development. |
Table (v)—
| Health Division | Property | Interest obtained |
|---|---|---|
| MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE | ||
| 9 | 5 Stormont Road, Battersea, S.W.11 | Freehold. |
| DAY NURSERY | ||
| 8 | Coral day nursery, Windmill Walk, Lambeth, S.E.1. | Indefinite tenancy (from Housing Committee). |
| 9 | 23, Summerley Street, Wandsworth, S.W.18. | Freehold. |
| MENTAL HEALTH | ||
| 6 | 33 Blackwall Lane, Greenwich, S.E.10 | Freehold. |
| 8 | The Grange Tannery, The Grange, Bermondsey, S.E.1. | Freehold. |
| PREVENTION OF ILLNESS—INVALID MEALS | ||
| 3 | 65 Essex Road, Islington, N.l | Freehold. |
| 4 | 159 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, E.5 | Leasehold. |
| - | 124 Churchfield Road, Acton, W.3 | Leasehold. |
| LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE | ||
| - | Auckland Road, Battersea, S.W.ll .. | Freehold. |
South East London General Practitioners' Centre—This centre, which opened early in
1961, provides family doctors in the neighbourhood with facilities, which they do not
possess in their own surgeries, for the diagnosis and treatment of conditions not requiring
full hospital investigation and treatment. It has an operations room where the general
practitioner can perform minor surgery on his own patients, a well-equipped pathological
laboratory, X-ray, dark and viewing-rooms and two consulting rooms. Nursing staff
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