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Routine inspections at about four monthly intervals by a
medical officer of the department continued.
The Health Committee resolved that the Chief Officer of the
Fire Brigade should review fire precautions in all nursing homes
and report upon any necessary measures. While all new homes and
all re-registering on change of ownership are required to reach
the standard recommended by the Fire Brigade, the homes registered
many years ago had no such standards imposed.
In several instances, the need for considerable building
works to minimise the risks from fire was reported and appropriate
action was taken to bring all homes to a uniformly satisfactory
standard.
NURSES AGENCIES REGULATIONS, 1945
Of the three Agencies on the register at the end of 1957
only one applied for re-registration. In one case the owner
died and in the other the Agency closed down, as the licensee
was leaving the area.
NURSERIES AND CHILD-MINDERS 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 is 1 Nursery which takes 2½ 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.