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Premises in which it is proposed to establish new homes are
visited as frequently as is necessary so that the appropriate
recommendations can be made to the Health Committee. The Chief
Officer of the Fire Brigade Department advises on essential fire
precautions and these usually entail building alterations.
Established nursing homes were visited by a Medical Officer
of the Department once every quarter and, except for some minor
matters, were all satisfactory.
NURSES AGENCIES REGULATIONS, 1945
No applications were received during the year. Three agencies
remained on the register at the end of the year.
NURSERIES AND CHILD-HINDERS REGULATION ACT, 1948
The necessary preliminary inspections and routine re-inspections
of Registered Minders and private Day Nurseries have been
carried out in accordance with the above Act.
There are no Day Nurseries which take children of all ages
for the whole day. There are 3 Nurseries which take 2^ to 5-yearolds
daily excepting Saturdays, the remainder being of the "part
time" class receiving toddlers for mornings only.
The Registered Minders receive children for the day. They are
not encouraged to take children under 2 years.
Premises
Daily Minders
Number registered
at 31.12.54
5
21
Number of
children provided
for
107
157
All child-minders are required before registration to show
by a satisfactory X-ray of the chest that they are free from
pulmonary tuberculosis. Annual re X-rays are also.required.