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SECTION 21
HEALTH CENTRES.
Former Relief Office Premises, 135, Dawlish Road, E.10.
On the "Appointed Day"—5th July, 1948—the former Relief
Office premises in Dawlish Road, E.10, were allocated to the County
Health Authority for health purposes ; and in September of that
year I was asked to submit a report containing recommendations
as to how these buildings—together with the land and dwelling
house adjoining—could be utilised for health purposes.
In my Annual Report for the year 1948 I included a copy of
that report, which contained the following recommendations:—
1. That arrangements be made for the establishment of
a Subsidiary Health Centre in the premises at 135, Dawlish
Road, Leyton, which were used by the Public Assistance
Committee as a Relief Station prior to 5th July, 1948.
2. That the adjoining house be used to provide residential
accommodation for members of the staff of the health department.
3. That the health centre provide the necessary facilities
in connection with the medical, dental and nursing services of
the Health and Education Authorities to serve the area of
the Borough comprising Central North and Central South
Wards.
4. That authority be given for the structural and
decorative work necessary to adapt the premises for these
purposes, and for the purchase of the necessary furniture and
equipment.
Since that time negotiations have been proceeding between
the County Council, the District Council and the Government
Departments concerned, and at the end of the year the position
was that the County Architect had been asked to prepare a draft
scheme.
Dwelling House, 133, Dawlish Road.
My suggestion that the dwelling house should be used for
providing residential accommodation for members of the staff was
based on these considerations:—
(a) The acute shortage of midwives and health visitors.
(b) The failure of repeated advertisements to attract
applicants for the vacant posts.