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Wandsworth 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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At the commencement of the year two home helps were engaged,
one full-time and one part-time. Since then additional staff were
obtained and at the end of the year 19 helps were employed.
Applicants for the service are required to pay a proportion of
the cost, according to their means.
The following table shows the number of cases dealt with during the year:—
| Maternity cases. | Other cases. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of cases completed | 143 | 90 | 233 |
| No. of cases commenced but not completed by 31st December, 1946 | 16 | 30 | 46 |
| 159 | 120 | 279 | |
| No. of applications received and investigated but subsequently cancelled by patients | 64 | 59 | 123 |
| 223 | 179 | 402 |
DAY NURSERIES.
Between 1942 and 1944 the Council established twelve war-time
day nurseries providing places for 600 children, and all of them
have since been utilized to the fullest capacity. The expenditure
incurred in providing and maintaining the nurseries was reimbursed
in full by the Exchequer during the war years, but in December,
1945, the Government decided that these arrangements would cease
to operate as from 31st March, 1946, and that after that date about
half of the cost of the Nursery Service would have to be met out
of the Council's funds.
As the need for continuing the Nurseries was abundantly clear,
the Council decided to retain the war-time Nurseries, and these have
been operating throughout the year.
The Nursery established at 72 Endlesham Road in February,
1943, at premises which had housed a Nursery School before the
outbreak of war was not retained as the Council's tenancy