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club for a group of mentally handicapped children still continues, many
of their activities are financed by voluntary help plus the annual Jumble
sale. Many of these children transferred to Hyleford Junior Training
School depleting the group but since September it is back to strength.
Two Mother's clubs in the evenings now function and remain popular
because of the effort of the committee in arranging successful projects.
The Summer Fair in the grounds outshining all activities.
All Saints Clinic, Woodford Wells, formed a play Group on the afternoon
of the child health centre. The children play with numerous toys
and are cared for by mothers.
Mayesbrook Child Health Centre:
This area is not now so busy, due possibly to the falling birth rate,
and the confidence of the younger mothers. Many of the G.P's. have their
own infant clinics. The Greater London Council Estate tenants change
frequently, the larger families moving in. The original families whose
own children have grown up and married are moving out into smaller
homes or pensioners flats. The numbers attending now have reduced the
centre to one child health clinic per week plus toddlers clinics, numbers
improving in the latter now that interest has been aroused.
35 Wanstead Place:
The upstairs rooms have finally been decorated giving more space
to carry out mothercraft and relaxation classes. Modern decorations and
light paint make this old house set near the church an attractive place to
which to invite mothers for many different purposes. The mothers are
forming a mother's club here in February.
Kenwood Gardens Clinic:
This is a very busy clinic and is used to its full capacity being
used four nights per week by the F.P.A. and Marriage Guidance Councils
of both denominations. The number of births in this area are down from
previous years.
Voluntary Organisations:
We continue to work with and assist where possible. One small but
helpful plan was carried out in co-operation with the two voluntary
bodies concerned with mentally handicapped children. The organiser of
the Catholic Group and the Health Visitor of the group held in the clinic