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WAR-TIME NURSERIES.
The third Day Nursery at Coney Hall was never opened, and
attendances at the original two Nurseries were much reduced,
particularly at Beckenham Road, during the time when the
district was suffering from the results of enemy action.
At the end of the year the numbers on the roll had increased to
capacity, and there have been waiting lists for admission, particularly
for children under two years of age.
Considerable difficulty has been experienced in keeping
domestic staff, and the Matrons and the Nurses are to be congratulated
on the way they have overcome these difficulties and the
high standard of care and welfare they have maintained.
When Measles was widespread in the area, both Nurseries
experienced a number of cases, and this accounts for the small
attendances in April and May.

These figures do not include Saturdays; the Springfield Nursery is
open all day on Saturday, but the Beckenham Road Nursery closes
at mid-day. The hours of opening were reduced in August to
relieve somewhat the demands on the Staff, and both Nurseries now
open at 7.45 a.m. and close at 6.30 p.m.
A CASE OF SONNE DYSENTERY AT A DAY NURSERY.
At this Day Nursery children are admitted between the ages
of 6 months and 5 years. They are divided into two groups: those
from 6 months to 2 years and those from 2 to 5 years. The groups
have separate lavatories and playrooms but use the same room,
though at different times, for meals.
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