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Ophthalmic Clinic
An eye specialist attends Western Road Clinic on Wednesday
afternoons, and Wide Way Clinic on Tuesday mornings.
Parentcraft Circle
Church Road Clinic.—Monday, 2 p.m.
Post-Natal Clinic
The post-natal clinics at Church Road, Cavendish Road and Wide
Way are held in conjunction with the ante-natal clinics.
Speech Clinic
A session is held at Western Road Clinic on Wednesday (all day).
A speech therapist also holds a session at Wide Way Clinic on Friday
afternoons.
U.V. Radiation Clinics
Sessions are held during the winter months, as follows:—
Church Road Clinic.—Thursday mornings and Monday afternoons.
Health Visiting
Health Visitors are under the control of the Surrey County
Council.
There are nine Health Visitors, who are under the supervision
of a Divisional Health Visitor. Every Health Visitor carries out the
combined duties of District Health Visitor and School Health Visitor.
Home Help Service
The Home Help Service, which is under the control of the Surrey
County Council, continues to function successfully, although enough
workers cannot be recruited to satisfy the full demand. At present
there are 73 home helps in the Mitcham area covering a weekly case
load of 291 households.
The Neighbourly Help scheme, which started in 1962, provided
useful help in a number of cases.