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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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Home Help Service.
Applications for the service of a Home Help should be
addressed to the Home Help Organiser, 115, Brighton Road,
Purley. In case of emergency the following telephone numbers
may be used:— UPLands 7014 or 9277, preferably between
9.30 and 10.30 a.m. Home Helps can only be supplied to cases
genuinely needing their assistance in which ill-health or old-age
are involved; the capacity of the Service is limited, but
preference is given to those in greatest need, the degree of help
varying with the physical and social circumstances of the family.
Family Planning.
The local Family Planning Clinic is now held at the Surrey
County Council Clinic, Westway, Caterham-on-the-Hill. Residents
needing advice are seen only by appointment and this should
be obtained by application to the Divisional Medical Officer
at 115, Brighton Road, Purley.
Health Visitors.
The local Health Visitors are based on 115, Brighton
Road, Purley (UPLands 9277), and should normally be contacted
through the Divisional Medical Officer or the Divisional Health
Visitor (Miss K. M. O'Connor).
Infant Welfare Centres
The following Infant Welfare Centres are held regularly from 2-4 p.m.:—
| Methodist Church, Brighton Road, Coulsdon | Every Thursday. |
| Church of St. Francis, Rickman Hill, Coulsdon | Every Tuesday. |
| St. John's Hall, Bradmore Green, Old Coulsdon | Every Wednesday. |
| Methodist Church, Sylverdale Road. Purley | Every Friday. |
| Baptist Church, Addington Road, Selsdon | Every Monday. |
| Congregational Church, Sanderstead Road, Sander-stead | Every Friday. |
| Whitgift Sports Pavilion, Lime Meadow Avenue, Sanderstead | Every other Thursday. |
| Laing's Estate Office, Mitchley Avenue, Purley | 1st and 3rd Tuesday in each month. |
| Community Centre, Hooley | 1st and 3rd Wednesday in each month. |
The first session in each month at those centres which
are held weekly (except at Old Coulsdon) is chiefly devoted to
the supervision of toddlers, while a Toddlers' Session is held
at the Selsdon Centre from 10-12 noon on the 2nd and 4th
Wednesday in each month.
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