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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
Kensington 1919
Annual report (abridged) of the Medical Officer of Health 1919
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DAY NURSERIES.
Statistics for the Year ending March 31st, 1920.
| Gol-borne. | Kensal Creche (Medical Mission) | Lan-caster Road. | Notting Hill day Nursery | Ray-mede | St. Cle-ment's, Tread-gold St. | St. Luke's Fulham Road | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Whole day attendances of children under 3 years of age | 4474 | 2226 | 3030 | 9211 | 1628 | 3031 | 4066 | 27666 |
| 2. | Whole day attendances of children over 3 years of age | 2415 | 1100 | 2935 | 2312 | 276 | 926 | 535 | 10499 |
| 3. | Total whole day attendances | 6889 | 3326 | 5965 | 11523 | 1904 | 3957 | 4601 | 38165 |
| 4. | Charges made for each attendance of a child (Pence) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | — |
| 5. | Half-day attendances of children under 3 years of age | — | 225 | — | — | 54 | 536 | — | 815 |
| 6. | Half-day attendances of children over 3 years of age | — | 95 | — | — | 8 | 160 | — | 263 |
| 7. | Total half-day attendances | — | 320 | — | — | 62 | 696 | — | 1078 |
| 8. | Charges made for each attendance of a child (Pence) | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| 9. | Average daily attendance of children | 31 | 22 | 26 | 51 | 15 | 24 | 20 | 189 |
| PAYMENTS. | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| l. | Salary or remuneration of Medical Officer | — | — | 35 | 36 | 29 | — | 104 | |
| 2. | ,, „ „ Matron | — | 20 | 56 | 62 | 60 | 52 | 304 | |
| 3. | Salaries or „ „ nurses and other workers | 146 | 30 | 124 | 211 | 113 | 92 | 115 | 833 |
| 4. | Furniture and equipment | 117 | 25 | 69 | 94 | 51 | 34 | 246 | 640 |
| 5. | Rent, rates and taxes | 7 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 52 | 45 | 79 | 291 |
| 6. | Heating, lighting and cleaning | 72 | 30 | 72 | 227 | 89 | 37 | 122 | 653 |
| 7. | Food and provisions | 286 | 124 | 335 | 435 | 128 | 237 | 261 | 1809 |
| 8. | Printing, stationery, postage, bank charges, etc. | 6 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 70 |
| 9. | Chemist | — | — | — | 13 | — | 26 | — | 40 |
| 10. | Laundry | — | — | 69 | — | — | 20 | 28 | 118 |
| 11. | Insurance and incidentals | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 14 |
| 12. | Repayment of loan and advances | — | 116 | — | 116 | ||||
| 13. | Payment of mortgage, interest, law expenses | — | — | — | 410 | — | — | — | 410 |
| Totals | 639 | 360 | 815 | 1563 | 513 | 594 | 922 | 5408 | |
| RECEIPTS. | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| l. | Grant from Ministry of Health | 166 | 171 | 214 | 250 | 173 | 130 | 275 | 1383 |
| 2. | „ „ „ Munitions | 17 | — | 156 | — | 26 | — | — | 200 |
| 3. | „ London Parochial Charities | 10 | — | — | — | 10 | |||
| 4. | „ Campden Charities | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| 5. | Voluntary contributions and donations | 334 | — | 423 | 694 | 295 | 187 | 143 | 2078 |
| 6. | Jumble sale, collection box, matinee, etc. | — | — | 19 | — | — | 60 | 133 | 213 |
| 7. | Payments by probationers | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 8. | Payments by mothers or other persons for care of children | 206 | 111 | 181 | 306 | 74 | 195 | 206 | 1282 |
| 9. | Loan | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | 76 |
| 10. | Interest on Deposit | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 13 |
| Totals | 738 | 360 | 1002 | 1265 | 574 | 578 | 759 | 5279 | |
In the tables of Payments and Receipts, shillings and pence are omitted in order to save space and to
simplify examination ; but the various totals given were ascertained before the omissions were made.
In some cases the accounts of the Nursery were included with those of a School for Mothers and an
apportionment has been necessary.
At the Golborne Centre, the Medical Officers of the School for Mothers inspect the Nursery twice
weekly without extra remuneration.
At the Kensal and St. Luke's Creches, the Medical Officers are not remunerated.
Raymede Nursery was closed from July 31st, 1919, to January 1st, 1920.
All Centres are open from Mondays to Fridays inclusive, except St. Clement's which is closed on
Mondays. Times of opening vary from 7.30 a.m. to 8 a.m., and times of closing from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Raymede opens on Saturdays from 7.30 a.m. to noon, and St. Clement's from 7.45 a.m. to 2 p.m.
No children were permanently resident during the year except at Lancaster Road, where the two
children of one of the Nursery workers were in residence for nine months.
At Golborne, children from the age of three to five years are taught on the Montessori system, and at
the Notting Hill Nursery a Froebel College trained teacher gives Nursery School instruction daily.
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