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Home Help Service.
The activities of this service continue to increase, particularly
as there is no comparable agency in this District, and 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 Visitation.
The Health Visitors are mainly based on 115 Brighton Road,
Purley, UPLands 9277, where they can normally be contacted
direct or through the Divisional Health Visitor between 9.0 and
10 a.m. daily.
Infant Welfare Centres.
Apart from staff changes, the only important alteration during
1955 was in the hall in which the Riddlesdown Centre is held.
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, Every Wednesday.
Sanderstead
Whitgift Sports Pavilion. Lime Meadow Avenue, Every other
Sanderstead Thursday.
Church Hal 1, Mitchley Avenue, Purley 2nd and 4th Tuesday
in each
month.
Community Centre, Hooley 1st and 3rd Wednesday
in each
month.
Slightly greater use was made of the Centres in 1955 than in
1954 as illustrated by the following statistics, those for 1954 being
given in brackets:—
The total attendance was 14,647, (13,442), the number of
new cases being 628 (597), and the average attendance at
the 406 sessions being 36 (33). The doctors' consultations
numbered 4,172 (3,735) or 10.8 (9.9) per session.
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