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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,
Sanderstead Every Wednesday.
Whitgift Sports Pavilion, Lime Meadow Avenue, Every other
Sanderstead Thursday.
Church Hall, Mitchley Avenue, Purley 2nd and 4th Tuesday
in each
month.
Community Centre, Hooley 1st and 3rd Wednesday
in each
month.
During 1957 the number of Infant Welfare Sessions held was
402 (403 in 1956), the total attendance was 17,127 (15,580), and
the average attendance per session 42.8 (38.6). The Doctors' consultations
numbered 4,498 (4,620) or 12.8 (12.2) per session.
Nurseries and Child Minding.
The County Council has maintained two Day Nurseries
situated as follows:-
"Hazelglen" Day Nursery, Sanderstead Road, Sanderstead.
(Matron: Miss I. M. Bettridge) SANderstead 5329.
Old Coulsdon Day Nursery, Bradmore Green, Old
Coulsdon. (Matron: Mrs. L. C. Bryan, S.R.N.) Downlands 4071.
The children of residents have only been accepted on grounds
of health in the widest sense, including bad home conditions, or
when the mother is the sole wage earner, applications for admission
being made to the Divisional Medical Officer, 115, Brighton Road,
Purley.
In general, owing to the very restricted conditions justifying
admission, the average number of children in attendance at all
Surrey Day Nurseries has diminished and the cost per head increased
proportionately. Towards the end of the year consideration
was being given to the possibility of closing one or both of
the local Nurseries and it has since been decided to close the Old
Coulsdon Day Nursery from 1st October, 1958. The future of the
Sanderstead Day Nursery is also in doubt.
In addition to the Day Nurseries, there are two County Council
residential establishments for children in the District under the
supervision of the Children's Officer, while there are 16 registered
Child Minders who accept children for care by private arrangement,
usually for about 3 hours daily, and 8 registered foster
mothers. The number in both groups varies from year to year.
All are supervised by the Health Visitors or Children's Officer.
School Health Service.
The basis of this Service is the compulsory routine examination
of all children attending the County Council's schools, at
least four or five times during their school life, coupled with an
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