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years. Mrs. Gregory has acted as Caretaker and assisted
in the work at Greyhound Road Centre since 1909.
In 1911, owing to increase in the work, a Branch
centre was opened in Broughton Road and in .1913 this
was moved to No. 170, Wandsworth Bridge Road.
A third centre was opened in 1917 in Heckfield
Place which was shortly afterwards transferred to
Melmoth Hall, Eustace Road, owing to the kindness of
Miss Colville, the owner of the premises, and a member
of the Committee, w ho lent the premises free of charge.
The doctors worked voluntarily at the Centres until
1914 when, owing to the increase in the work, it was
agreed to pay them for their services.
The three Centres were under the control and
management of the Voluntary Committee. The funds
were at first derived entirely from voluntary subscriptions
but Government grants were made from 1910
onwards and a Borough Council grant from 1922.
Very little Maternity and Child Welfare work was
done by the Borough Council until 1916, when, owing
to the coming into operation of the Notification of Births
(Extension) Act, 1915, two Health Visitors (Mrs.
Bryning and the late Miss Durnford) were appointed.
Prior to this, home visits under the Notification of Births
Act, 1907, were made by Sanitary Inspector Mrs. Davies
in certain cases, in addition to her other duties, as well
as by Miss Williams.
In 1917 an arrangement was made for patients at
the Centres who required dental treatment to attend the
Dental Clinic at the School Treatment Centre in Bagleys
Lane.
The Council under Section 2 of the Maternity and
Child Welfare Act, 1918, appointed a Maternity and
Child Welf are Committee at their meeting on 9th
November, 1918. This Committee consisted of 12