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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES (NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT 1946)
HEALTH CENTRES AND CLINICS
Section 21 of the National Health Service Act 1946
requires local health authorities to provide, equip and maintain
health centres.
The health centre at Gosbury Hill, Hook, Chessington
opened on 1 March 1972, the old clinic premises having been extended
by the addition of accommodation for four family doctors.
Due to the extension of Bedelsford School, it is necessary
to replace Grange Road Clinic,Kingston, which is in the same grounds,
and a new clinic is being built at Hawks Road, Kingston. This is
expected to open in June 1973.
A site has been earmarked in Alpha Road, Surbiton, for
the building of a clinic to replace the very old and unsuitable
premises at South Place. Although the result of a public enquiry
has been favourable the need for this and to await the result has
meant further delay to this project.
CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics
There are six Council owned clinics at which ante and
post-natal sessions are held. These are attended by medical officers
and health visitors, and most of them by midwives.
The following table gives the details, but in addition,
midwives held 129 sessions at these clinics and at the Surbiton and
Maiden District Nurses Homes, at whioh 78 women made 205 attendances.
4,663 attendances were made at ante-natal, mothercraft
and relaxation classes held at the clinics listed.
There were, in addition, 301 sessions held by general
practitioners to whose practices borough midwives are attached.
225 mothers made 2,849 attendances at these sessions.