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The health visitors for the area in which the clinic is situated will have
their office in the premises, thus furthering our policy of decentralising these
members of the staff so far as is practicable.
Heathcote Avenue Health Services Clinic.— The Minister of Health
approved the revised plans submitted for this clinic and a tender of £9,737
for building works and £210 for laying out the grounds was accepted in
February, 1959; building commenced in that month. It is anticipated that
this clinic, will be ready for occupation early in 1960. The premises will
be much smaller than the Kenwood Gardens Clinic and the services to
be provided will, of course, be more limited. These will, however include
an infant welfare centre, midwives' ante-natal clinic, immunisation and
vaccination, routine and special examinations of school children and health
education.
Again, the health visitors for the area to be served by the clinic will
have their office in the premises.
Infant Welfare Centres.— 107 voluntary lady helpers were engaged
in the work at the Infant Welfare Centres at the end of December, 1958.
During the year the following attendances were recorded :—
Total number of attendances of infants 35,756
First attendances 1,946
Attendances of children from 1 to 5 years 10,229
Total number of children on roll on 31/12/58 after
omission of all those who had not attended for six
months 3,802