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(iii) Day Nurseries (Russell Road and All Saints Road.)
Number of children inspected 122
Number found to be free from caries 77
Number referred for treatment 6
Number not requiring treatment 39
HOME HELPS SERVICE.
At the end of 1946 there were four full-time home helps employed
by the Wimbledon Borough Council.
During the year their services were supplied in 29 cases where
domestic assistance was required in connection with home confinements.
DOMESTIC HELPS SERVICE.
The Wimbledon Borough Council have appointed a number of
domestic helps whose services may be supplied to households where
there is illness or infirmity (Ministry of Health Circular 179/44).
At the end of 1946 there were one full-time and eight part-time
domestic helps employed. During the year, 44 households were supplied
with a domestic help for varying periods according to need.
NURSERY PROVISION FOR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE.
The War-time Nurseries at All Saints Road and Russell Road
were well used throughout the year. At the end of 1946 there were
on the register 131 children (53 under 2 years of age and 78 between
2 and 5 years).
In October, 1946, the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee
considered the question of whether the Russell Road premises should
continue as a Day Nursery or should be transferred to the Local
Education Authority as a Nursery School.
In view of the shortage of labour in industry, and the restricted
hours for which Nursery Schools are open, it was decided that the
Russell Road premises should continue as a Day Nursery until the
Spring of 1947, when the position would again be reviewed.
The Residential Nursery at Hindhead to which a number of
Wimbledon children had been evacuated was taken over by the Surrey
County Council on the 1st April, 1946.
A small number of Wimbledon children were admitted to this
Nursery during 1946 on account of difficult home conditions. Responsibility
for maintenance was accepted by the Wimbledon Maternity
and Child Welfare Committee, the parents being assessed to pay a
weekly sum in proportion to their means.
In December the Hindhead premises were closed and the children
were transferred to a Nursery at Woking.
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