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On Saturday afternoon, 5th March 1960, the clinic
was officially opened by the Worshipful the Mayor of Ilford
who was accompanied by the Mayoress. The Chairman of
the Health Area Sub-Committee presided and amongst the
guests were the Chairman of the Health Committee, members
of the County Council, the Ilford Borough Council and the
Ilford Health Area Sub-Committee and the County Medical
Officer of Health.
The services provided at the new clinic, with its
modern facilities, include an infant welfare centre (replacing
the Woodford Avenue Centre which had been held at the
Woodford Avenue Congregational Church Hall), mothercraft
classes, midwives' ante-natal clinics, immunisation and
vaccination, routine and special examinations of school
children, minor ailments, dental and chiropody clinics, and
certain specialist clinics (orthopaedic, ear, nose and throat,
paediatric and ophthalmic). There are also greatly improved
facilities for health education.
The two rooms which had been used for clinic purposes
at Valentines Mansion have now been taken over for
additional office accommodation which was so urgently
needed.
Heathcote Avenue Health Services Clinic.- At the
time this report is going to press this building is not yet
quite ready for occupation, but it is anticipated that it will
be opening shortly. As was mentioned last year, the premises
are much smaller than the Kenwood Gardens Clinic
and the services provided will be more limited. These will,
however, include an infant welfare centre (which replaces
the Barkingside Centre held at the Parish Hall, Barkingside),
mothercraft classes, midwives'ante-natal clinic, chiropody,
immunisation and vaccination, routine and special examinations
of school children and health education. In addition
the health visitors for the area will have their office in the
Clinic.
INFANT WELFARE CENTRES.- 99 voluntary lady
helpers were engaged in the work at the Infant Welfare
Centres at the end of December 1959.
During the year the following attendances were
recorded:-