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The children are either convalescent after illness, or are weak, badly nourished, etc.,
and require good food, fresh air, and special care.
A large garden is attached to the home and an outdoor playroom has been provided.
Close co-operation with the Council's Welfare Centres is essential if full use is to be
taken of the facilities offered at this Home, and this is secured by the appointment of the
Deputy Medical Officer of Health as Administrative Medical Officer to the Home.
The staff consists of a Matron, Assistant Matron, three Probationers and a domestic staff
numbering three. A laundry, equipped with electrically-driven machinery, is also attached
to the Home.
The number of children admitted during the year was 146, the average length of stay
in the Home being 33 days.
(b) Children requiring a longer period of convalescence, or who require more skilled
nursing, are sent to various homes by the Invalid Children's Aid Association, and a contribution
of £1 for each approved case up to a total of £36 per annum towards the cost is made by the
Borough Council. Under this scheme 33 children were sent away during the year under
review.
Day Nurseries.
The Council assists three approved day nurseries in the Borough by the payment of
block grants as approved by the Ministry of Health, and also makes a contribution to the
Foundling Site Day Nursery, based on one-quarter of the expenditure incurred by the
Nursery adjusted to the proportion of St. Pancras children attending*.

Nursery Schools.
The undermentioned Nursery Schools are situated in the Borough. They provide care,
facilities for play, training in good habits, and some elementary instruction for children who
are too young to be admitted to the ordinary schools.