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Infant Welfare Centres.
Six Infant Welfare Centres have been established by the Council,
which are held from 2.30—4 p.m. at the following places:—
Methodist Church, Brighton Road, Coulsdon Every Thursday.
Church of St. Francis, Rickman Hill, Coulsdon Every Tuesday.
Church Hall, Bradmore Green, Old Coulsdon 2nd and 4th Wednesdays
in each month.
Methodist Church, Sylverdale Road, Purley Every Friday.
Baptist Church, Addington Road, Selsdon Every Monday.
Congregational Church, Sanderstead Hill, Sander- 1st and 3rd Thursdays
stead in each month.
This is the first complete year for the Sanderstead Centre, while
the Old Coulsdon Centre was established in October, 1937. Both have
amply justified their existence as judged by the attendances to date.
It is unlikely that further Centres will be required for some time, although
the popularity of the Selsdon and Brighton Road Centres is resulting
in average attendances which will have to be watched. The average
number of children attending at Selsdon is still the highest, although
it has fallen slightly from 81 to 79 per session, whereas Brighton Road
has increased from 69 to 75. The Rickman Hill average has also
increased from 56 to 64, and the Kenley Centre from 53 to 59. Each
of these four Centres is held weekly, the doctor attending twice a month.
In the next financial year it is anticipated that more frequent attendances
by the doctor will be arranged at Brighton Road and Selsdon. The
Old Coulsdon and Sanderstead Centres are only held twice a month, a
doctor being present on each occasion, and these had an average attendance
of 42 and 49 respectively. The total attendance for all Centres increased
from 12,519 to 14,658, this being exactly double the total for 1932;
similarly there were 92 more new cases in 1937 than in 1936. The
increase in new cases was most marked at Brighton Road with 26
additional new cases, whereas Selsdon had 12 fewer new cases than in
1936, suggesting that the maximum effect of the new building in that
part of the District has already been experienced.
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