Eileen Lecky Clinic
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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.
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]