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definite problems although there have been comments about the lack of
suitable playing area and lack of facilities for hanging washing.
The gipsy site has had a few difficulties, e.g. rats and flooding of
the washroom, but these were solved by the Health Department. A day
nursery for the children has been built but as yet has not opened. The
families are quite receptive to visiting but give poor response to immunisation
although they have used the facilities of the clinic for a
Child Health Centre and cervical cytology.
Problems have arisen in the area where private and Council house
tenants occupy the same road. This has caused disharmony due to two
different standards of living within close proximity to one another.
Numerous exchanges between residents have occurred due to nervous
tension. The chief problems are caused by the occupants of the upper
maisonettes disposing refuse out of their windows into the doorways of
those living on the ground floor, and children playing out late at night
disturbing those in bed. A tarmac playing area would help alleviate some
of this "wrangling". A grass play area adjacent to the buildings was
promised but as there are several dogs within the vicinity it would be
more hygienic to have a tarmac base.
Wanstead Place Clinic
This clinic covers Wanstead and South Woodford and some changes
have taken place here this year as staff retirements brought in replacements
With fresh ideas.
This clinic has become very busy and Health Visitors receive many
telephone enquiries.
The toddlers and the pre-school medicals are valuable; more time
to assess the child's development is allowed and the mothers appreciate
this service. Some hearing testing is done at the clinic, and some in the
homes. Mothercraft and Relaxation Classes are also held regularly.
Health Visiting staff go out from this centre to three church hall
clinics which are used to the full and are very homely places. Mention
should be made of the Memorial Hall Clinic, which is a hive of activity,
being a part of a very large church hall. The Health Visitors have built
up an extensive toy col lection, which has been purchased by the efforts of