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NURSERIES: Four day nursorios were in operation in the Borough until 1/4/46
when Donogal Street was transfered to the London County Council leaving three
nurseries serving the borough with places for 155 children. The following table
shows the average daily attendances:
JAN. FEB, MAR. APL. MAY. JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC.
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King Square 31 34 32 33 33 31 30 28 24 21 34 32
Lloyd Square 51 47 42 56 59 52 56 55 49 57 58 56
Donegal Street 48 57 63 - - - - - - - - -
Banner Street 28 39 41 34 33 27 42 48 48 49 52 51
Total 158 177 178 123 125 110 128 131 121 127 144 139
HOME NURSING: The arrangements with the Metropolitan District Nursing Assn.
to undertake the nursing of cases of illness occurring in expectant and nursing
mothers and the nursing of children under five years of age suffering from any
illness at home, was continued throughout the year.
NATIONAL MILK AND VITAMINS SCHEME: The Municipal and Voluntary Centres
continued to operate as distributing points for vitamin products and national
dried milk. 1,593 bottles of Cod Liver Oil, 12,073 bottles of orange juice
and 408 Cod Liver Oil Capsules were issued during the year, through the two
Municipal Centres.
MIDWIFERY: Under the Council's Midwifery arrangements as detailed in previous
annual reports the following numbers of patients were admitted to the various
hospitals.
(a) St. Bartholomews Hospital 97
(b) The City of London Maternity Hospital 33
(c) The University College Hospital 3
Co-operation was maintained between the Hospitals concerned and the Matornity
and Child Wolfaro Department. Attondancos at ante-natal clinics are notifiod
and ante-natal visits are made by our Health Visitors. Tho Council also made
uso of the L.C.C. Emergency Maternity Homes which are situated in the country
and which were formerly part of the evacuation scheme. 45 Finsbury mothers
were delivered in these homes.