Eileen Lecky Clinic

The Eileen Lecky Clinic is a medical centre in Putney in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is run by St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Location

The clinic is located at 2 Clarendon Drive, on the north side of the road, at the corner with Charlwood Road.

History

The clinic was originally founded in Putney as a branch of the Mothers' Welcome in 1916,[1] by 1922 it was located on Felsham road and became the Putney Infant Welfare Centre. It moved to Clarendon Drive in 1931 as the Children's Health Centre,[2] on a site where there had been two detached houses.[3]

During World War II the building was seconded for gas decontamination and first aid,[2] and infant welfare services were moved to classrooms at nearby St Mary's School,[4] but the centre reopened at the end of the war.[2]

Eileen Lecky was a secretary of the clinic[2] and ran it for 50 years, she initially focussed on child health, but also started one of the first migraine clinics in the UK.[5][6]

The clinic was renamed after Eileen Lecky in 1958 on her retirement,[7] and there is a plaque in the building commemorating her service.[8] Eileen lived in Putney on Deodar Road, and was awarded an MBE for helping the poor.[9]

Facilities

As of 2025 the clinic provides Midwifery Services, ADHD Community Paediatrics, Speech & Language, Multidisciplinary Feeding Team, and Paediatric Urology.[10]

Transport

The clinic is served by Transport for London buses on the Upper Richmond road and Upper Richmond road, Putney railway station (Southwestern Railway) is a 7-minute walk from the clinic.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Winter, J. M. (1977). "The Impact of the First World War on Civilian Health in Britain". The Economic History Review. 30 (3): 487–507. doi:10.2307/2594880. ISSN 0013-0117. JSTOR 2594880.
  2. ^ a b c d "Clarendon Drive". www.layersoflondon.org. Layers of London. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Charlwood Road and Lifford Street Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Strategy" (PDF). wandsworth.gov.uk. Wandsworth Borough Council. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  4. ^ "SCHOOL NEWS April 2019" (PDF). stmarysschoolputney.co.uk. ST. MARYS CE PRIMARY SCHOOL, PUTNEY. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  5. ^ "WANDSWORTH HERITAGE FESTIVAL 2024 Programme of Events" (PDF). historyofwandsworthcommon.org. Wandsworth Borough Council. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Migraine (Treatment And Research) - Hansard - UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  7. ^ Hammersmith Health Services (PDF). Hammersmith Health Information Bureau. 1960. p. 22. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Putney Child Welfare Centre: commemorative bronze plaque to Miss Eileen Lecky". londonpicturearchive.org.uk. London Picture Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Down Derek's Memory Road A look back at life in Putney over the past eighty five years". putneysw15.com. PutneySW15. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Eileen Lecky Clinic". St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
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