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During 1971 109 (89) pre-school children had special medical examinations
and full assessment by the Principal Medical Officer. The following recommendations
were made in respect of 48 children
Attendance at :
Day Nursery 17
Nursery Class in an ordinary school 7
Class for Non-Communicating Children 5
Day School for Physically Handicapped 7
Special Observation/Diagnostic Class 7
Partially Hearing Unit 2
The Spastic Centre, Croydon 3
See tables III and IV in the Appendix of this report.
Details of Clinics
The Borough is served by Robin Hood Lane Health Centre and eight purposebuilt
clinics supplemented by a limited number of sessions held in five premises rented
on a sessional basis.
The plans for a Health Centre at Roundshaw commenced in 1971 to replace
the present termporary clinic which is in two adapted flats.
The Health Centre will have accommodation for Local Authority Health and Dental
Services, consulting and examination rooms for two general practitioners, offices for
a section of an Area Social Work Team and in addition a number of multi-purpose
rooms for use by the Child Psychiatrist, Educational Psychologists and voluntary
organisations.
The plans to adapt Shotfield Clinic into a Health Centre commenced during the
year. The Executive Council for South-West London and Surrey requested accommodation
for 11 general practitioners but the land available for the extension of the
building for general practitioner services was insufficient to accommodate this number.
It will only be possible to accommodate the 7 general practitioners who had initially
requested Health Centre facilities at Shotfield.
It is regretted that by the end of 1971 the detailed plans for both Health Centres
were still the subject of discussion with the Department of Health and Social Security
causing unnecessary delay
The Work of Child Welfare Centres
The work of the child welfare centres consists of the supervision of the development
of all children under the age of 5 years with particular emphasis being placed on those
children who are considered 'at risk' and those on the Observation and Handicap Register.
Early detection of abnormality or development is an essential part of the
service.
Immunisation and vaccination against infectious disease is carried out at clinics
as well as by the family doctor.
Special Developmental Clinics are held at all the major clinics when children are
seen by appointment for assessment of their mental and physical development.
Statistics of attendance at the clinics are given in Table V in the Appendix of this
report.
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