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health authority services have operated from
the centre since February 1967
The centre is a single storey structure
constructed of load bearing brickwork on a
corner site The building line restrictions on
both roads have resulted in a compact plan
with all main activities general practitioner
suites minor ailments wing and administration
grouped around a common waiting area
A separate entrance has been provided for
the fami ly doctors
3rentford Health Centre
The Brentford clinic, consisting of a large
waiting hall and seven clinic rooms was
purpose-built for the provision of local health
authority services in 1937
In May 1965 six general medical practitioners
practising in 3rentford and providing
a service for approximately 20 000 patients
approached the newly formed local health
authority to discuss the possible provision of
suitable accommodation and facilities for
their practices as they themselves had been
unable to find a suitable site in a central
position The outcome of the discussions was
to agree that the clinic could be adapted by
interna! alterations tc meet the r.eeds of the
general practitioners leaving adequate
accommodation for all the local health authority
services
In July. 1965 the health committee and the
borough council gave approval in principle to
the use of the clinic by the general practitioners
Negotiations took place with the
general practitioners concerned and with the
Middlesex Executive Council Plans were
prepa'ed by the borough architect and after
approval by the then Ministry of Health the
premises were adapted to provide four
surgeries six examination rooms together
with an office waiting room and treatment
room on a shared accommodation basis
The health centre which was officially
opened by His Worship the Mayor on 16th
March 1968 continues to provide the following
local health authority services
Child health clinics sale of welfare
foods vaccination and immunisation
clinics minor ailment treatment clinics
for school children school clinics with
doctor in attendance dental ophthalmic
physiotherapy chiropody speech therapy.
audiology. mental health and family
planning clinics and health education
Domiciliary midwifery cases in the Brentford
and Chiswick area of the borough are attended by
midwives employed by Queen Charlotte 3 Hospital
Doctors and midwives on the staff of the hospital
undertake the ante-natal and post-natal clinics at
the centre thus bringing the three branches of the
national health service under one roof
There is a close working relationship between
the family doctors and local health authority staff
at these three centres
Hounslow Health Centre 92 Bath Road
An outline of services to be provided at this proposed
comprehensive health welfare and children s centre
has been given in my previous reports Phases I and
II are in the course of erection and are due for
completion by the end of 1969 or early in 1970
The accommodation to be provided in Phase I
comprises a general practitioner unit from which
thirteen doctors wish to practise full-time and a
child psychiatric unit This building will be linked
to the existing local health authority clinic and the
dental and school clinics and to the health department
s main administrative offices
Phase II will provide accommodation for mental
health services including a day centre for the
mentally ill who are capable of recovery and return
to normal living also flats for two midwives and
a caretaker
Phase III which will accommodate the children s
and welfare departments and communal accommodation
including dining rooms a conference room and
a library is still under discussion
South Hounslow Health Centre
The Department of Health and Social Security has
agreed the scheme in principle and detailed work
is now proceeding This centre will provide
accommodation for three family doctors and local
health authority and school health services
Building is due to commence in the spring of 1969
There is excellent co-operation between the
local health authority and the Middlesex Executive
Council and frequent meetings were held between
representatives of the Health Department the
Clerk of the Executive Council and the family
doctors concerned
Information about other proposed health centres
is given on page 101 under the heading Present
and Future Building Projects
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