Collection GB 0347 D106 - Eileen Lecky Clinic: Putney Infant Welfare Centre

3 boxes and 1 album

Some of the material was passed to Wandsworth Museum in 1990 by the then secretary of the Eileen Lecky Clinic, and it was passed to Wandsworth Borough Council's archives and local history library.
GB 0347 D106 1913-1968 Collection 3 boxes and 1 album Please contact the Archive for further information.

The Eileen Lecky Clinic was founded as the Putney Branch of the Mothers' Welcome, but was renamed the Putney Infant Welfare Centre by 1922. The Putney Infant Welfare Centre was based at 104 Felsham Road. There was also a Putney Park Branch Infant Welfare Centre on Merton Road. In 1931 the centre moved to new premises at 2 Clarendon Drive and was renamed the Childrens' Health Centre. The Children's Health Centre was divided into two sections: infant welfare and school treatment. During the Second World War, the buildings at Clarendon Drive were occupied by Wandsworth Borough Council for use as a gas decontamination and first aid post. The infant welfare services temporarily moved to the Putney Day Nursery, Lacy Road as well as 2 class rooms at the Putney Church School and the Girls Hall at St Mary's School. These premises suffered bomb damage in early 1944, and the Health Centre relocated again, occupying part of their own building on Clarendon Drive. After the end of the Second World War, the Health Centre once again occupied the whole building at 2 Clarendon Drive.

The organisation was initally administered by a Trust, relying on volunteers to provide services to the community. The Centre became part of the National Health Service in 1948 but continued to be administered by the Trust until 1958. The Betty Rawson Home in Whitstable was taken over by Wandsworth Council in 1947 and renamed the Peace Memorial Home, Whitstable (in memory of Betty Rawson). In 1958 the Health Centre was handed over to London County Council and inherited by Wandsworth Borough Council in 1965. The Borough Council later renamed the Health Centre in memory of the long standing (Hon) Secretary, Eileen Lecky.

Some of the material was passed to Wandsworth Museum in 1990 by the then secretary of the Eileen Lecky Clinic, and it was passed to Wandsworth Borough Council's archives and local history library.

Transferred from Wandsworth Museum after initial deposit.

Eileen Lecky Clinic: Putney Infant Welfare Centre papers including: scrapbook about the history of the Putney Centre from its foundation in 1931 to its takeover in 1958, with newspaper clippings and photographs; photographs of the clinic and the work done by the clinic; minutes of the Putney Children's Home, 1923-1946; minutes of the Putney Infant Welfare Centre 1922-1931; minutes of the National Association of Maternity and Child Welfare Centres for Prevention of Infant Mortality, 1931-1950; Putney Infant Welfare Centre Annual Reports, 1931-1931; Annual Reports of the Children's Health Centre, 1933-1955; Betty Rawson Home, annual reports 1913-1921, Nos. 1-9; Putney Children's Home, Whitstable (in memory of Betty Rawson) Annual Reports Nos. 10-26, 1922-1938; Putney Park Infant Welfare Centre, 14th Annual Report, 1937-1938; Putney Infant Welfare Centre, 17th Annual Report, 1931-1932; Infant Welfare Centres, Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, 5th Annual Report, 1919-1920; Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Clinic.

Please contact the Archive for further information

This material is only available in the Wandsworth Heritage Service search room at Battersea Library. Please contact Heritage Service staff for more information.

Please contact the Archive for further information.
English

Hard copy catalogue available in the Heritage Service reading room. Online catalogue available.

Finding aid created by export from CALM v8.0.2.40 Archives Hub EAD2002. Entry amended by Barbara Ball. Updated January 2014 by R MacLeod.

General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997. April 2011. Updated January 2014. Eileen Lecky Clinic: Putney Infant Welfare Centre Child health Health services Child health services Wandsworth London England UK Western Europe Europe Putney

Transferred from Wandsworth Museum after initial deposit.

Eileen Lecky Clinic: Putney Infant Welfare Centre papers including: scrapbook about the history of the Putney Centre from its foundation in 1931 to its takeover in 1958, with newspaper clippings and photographs; photographs of the clinic and the work done by the clinic; minutes of the Putney Children's Home, 1923-1946; minutes of the Putney Infant Welfare Centre 1922-1931; minutes of the National Association of Maternity and Child Welfare Centres for Prevention of Infant Mortality, 1931-1950; Putney Infant Welfare Centre Annual Reports, 1931-1931; Annual Reports of the Children's Health Centre, 1933-1955; Betty Rawson Home, annual reports 1913-1921, Nos. 1-9; Putney Children's Home, Whitstable (in memory of Betty Rawson) Annual Reports Nos. 10-26, 1922-1938; Putney Park Infant Welfare Centre, 14th Annual Report, 1937-1938; Putney Infant Welfare Centre, 17th Annual Report, 1931-1932; Infant Welfare Centres, Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, 5th Annual Report, 1919-1920; Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Clinic.

Please contact the Archive for further information

This material is only available in the Wandsworth Heritage Service search room at Battersea Library. Please contact Heritage Service staff for more information.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

• English

• Latin

English

Hard copy catalogue available in the Heritage Service reading room. Online catalogue available.

General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

• English