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Post-Natal—Women's Welfare Clinics.
CHISLEHURST: The Willows, Red
Hill 2nd Tuesday a.m.
SIDCUP: The Oval, Sherwood Park
Avenue 1st Thursday a.m.
District Officer and Assistant District Officer.
(Also duly Authorised Officers under the Lunacy and Mental Treatment Acts.)
District Officer: Mr. B. C. WICKENDEN,
Office: 69, Sidcup Hill, Sidcup. Tel. FOOtscray 5521/2.
Assistant District Officer: Mr. J. N. TIBBALS,
Office: 69, Sidcup Hill, Sidcup. Tel. FOOtscray 5521/2.
Occupation Centres: Scads Hill House, Chislehurst Road, Orpington.
During School Terms—Monday to Friday 10 a.m.—3.30 p.m.
Montrose Residents Club, Hurst Road, Sidcup.
During School Terms—Monday to Friday 10 a.m.—3.30 p.m.
A Home Teacher for the mental defective is also available. Application
for this service should be made to the County Medical Officer of Health,
County Hall, Maidstone.
Home Teacher for the Blind.
Mrs. S. M. Belsham, c/o 69, Sidcup Hill, Sidcup.
SERVICES RENDERED BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
British Red Cross Society.
The local Headquarters of the Society is at Hornbrook House,
Chislehurst, Mrs. A. Harvey being the Divisional Director and Mrs.
E. M. Watling, Divisional Secretary.
Nine detachments in the Chislehurst and Sidcup Division
continue to operate wholly or partially within the Urban District,
and training is undertaken in first aid and nursing, including the
training of National Hospital Service Reserve personnel.
V.A.D. Members of the Society, apart from attendance at
many social and sports meetings, give service to the public by
rendering first aid, especially from the Road Hut at Ruxley, on the
Sidcup By-Pass, which is manned on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
Auxiliary nursing is undertaken at Hospitals and invalids are
escorted for long and short journeys. Cadet units for both boys
and girls are attached to most detachments and they also assist in
this work. In the home assistance is given to the sick and aged
and diversional therapy is provided. Personnel also assist at
Blood Transfusion Sessions.
A Foot Clinic has now been established in Chislehurst for Old
Age Pensioners and anyone requiring this service may contact Mrs.
Henderson, The Chestnuts, Belton Road, Sidcup.