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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Tottenham 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: TABLE 3

TABLE 3

Name of CentreNo. of sessions heldNo. of first attendances under 1 yearNo. of attendancesTotal attendancesNo. of cases seen by M. 0.Average attendance per session
Under 1 yearOver 1 but under 2 yearsOver 2 but under 5 years
(i) Infant Welfare Sessions
Burgoyne Road1482103,8288561544,8381,24532.7
Church Road1521902,9907703394,0991,74226.9
Fortis Green1972613,9979233415,2611,66526.7
Hornsey Town Hall2023585,0681,1397546,9613,23234.5
Mildura Court1022023,5679744474,9881,69248.9
Stroud Green1041963,0165113163,84390936.9
The Chestnuts2555587, 2961,1584088,8622,70234.8
Lordship Lane2584386,1181,2443897,7511,67230.4
Park Lane2043566,3331,0704037,8061,58538.2
Total (i)1,6222,76942,2138. 6453,55154,40916,44433.5
(ii) Toddler Sessions
Burgoyne Road28---53153153119.0
Church Road47---4584584419.7
Fortis Green24---35735735714.4
Hornsey Town Hall52---63763763712.3
Mildura Court50-..-76576564015.3
Stroud Green23---31331331213.6
The Chestnuts52----73673673614.2
Lordship Lane52----80780780715.5
Park Lane101---8048047788.0
Total (ii)429---5,4085,4085, 23912.6
Total (i) and (ii)2,0512, 76942,2138,6458,95959,81721,68329. 2

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Daily Guardian Scheme
This scheme has been operating in this Area for six years and has
provided a very useful service for parents who are in need of assistance in
finding a daily minder for one or two children under five years of age.
Certain safeguards for the protection of the children are imposed on
Guardians undertaking this work. Health visitors are responsible for the
approval of Guardians for registration and for visiting children in their
care.
In order that both parents and Daily Guardians shall be aware of their
responsibilities under the scheme, written information is given to each so
that they are mutually aware of their obligations. At the end of 1953 there
were 133 daily guardians on the register of whom 68 were minding 79 children.
The number of individual children minded during the year was 174 and they were
in the care of guardians for 17,559 days. These figures compare with 148 and
18,876 respectively for 1952.