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Fulham 1925
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1925
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The object of the Day Nursery is to take charge
during the day, of the children of mothers, who, for
some economic reason are compelled to go out to work.
The medical supervision of the Nursery is in charge of
Dr. Ruby Thomson, Assistant Medical Officer of Health.
It is satisfactory that during the year under review the
attendances at the Day Nursery have shown an increase
over those for 1624, although they have not yet
reached the figures for 1923. The total whole day
attendances were, in 1923, 6,579; in 1924, 4,967 ;
and in 1925, 5,092. The half-day attendances were,
for 1923, 1,333 ; for 1924, 1,338 ; and for 1925, 1,434.
Ihe Nursery was closed from August 17th to
Sept. 7th owing to an outbreak of German Measles.
The attendances during the year were as follows :—
| Individual children attended— | |
|---|---|
| Under three years of age | 76 |
| Over three years and under five | 22 |
| The total attendances made by the above children were :— | |
| Whole day | 3,875 |
| Half day | 1,112 |
| Whole day | 1,217 |
| Half day | 322 |
| Whole day | 5,092 |
| Half day | 1,434 |
Borough Maternity Home, 706, Fulham Road.
This institution is entirely under the control of
the Borough Council, the medical work of the Home
being in the hands of Dr. Ruby Thomson, Assistant
Medical Officer of Health. Emergency cases are also
dealt with by Dr. V. D. C. Wakeford.
As this is a survey report and as the Maternity
Home had at the end of 1925 been open almost exactly
five years, it may be interesting to consider briefly
the history of these years.