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Monday evening, a nominal charge being made to them for the facilities
provided.
At this clinic probation officers also continued to use accommodation
for interviews, those of the Essex Probation Committee on one
evening a week and those of the Division of Beacontree for a fortnightly
evening session. A charge for these facilities, too, is made.
The heating at this clinic was converted from solid fuel to oil fired
in March 1964.
Some saving in the annual cost of fuel was made and on the retirement
of the whole-time boilerman it was necessary only to engage a parttime
replacement.
Kenwood Gardens Clinic.— An application was received in 1963 from
the Catholic Marriage Advisory Council for the use of accommodation at
this clinic for their counselling centre. The application at the approved
charge was granted and the first weekly session commenced on 3rd
January, 1964.
As reported last year the site of 15/19 Horseshoe Cottages, Cranbrook
Road, Ilford has been purchased and the development of the land
to provide an extension to the clinic with a pedestrian entrance from
Cranbrook Road was completed in April 1965.
At the suggestion of the Essex County Council, a conference was
arranged at the Kenwood Gardens Health Services Clinic on 14th May,
1964, whereby representatives of voluntary organisations in Ilford could
meet each other and members of the Ilford Health Area Sub-Committee
together with officials of the Health Department.
The conference was attended by delegates from 24 local voluntary
bodies, members of the Essex County Council and of the Ilford Medical
Society and the Executive Council for Essex.
A useful exchange of ideas took place and the work of each organisation
was outlined by its own representative.
The use of accommodation at this clinic by the Metropolitan Essex
Marriage Guidance Council on Tuesday evenings continued throughout the
year.
INFANT WELFARE CENTRES.- 95 voluntary lady helpers were
engaged in the work at the infant welfare centres at the end of December,
1964.