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Chelsea 1931
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1931
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The Chelsea Day Nursery is controlled by a Voluntary Committee.
The staff consists of a Medical Officer, an honorary Medical Adviser,
Matron, a Sister, a Staff Nurse and eight probationers.
The Nursery is ably administered and is much appreciated in the
Borough.
Three members of the Public Health Committee and the Medical Officer
of Health are members of the Day Nursery Committee.
The Nursery is supported by (1) voluntary contributions (2) children's
fees (3) a financial grant from the Borough Council.
Under section 101 (6) of the Local Government Act, 1929, the Borough
Council made an annual contribution of £358 to the Chelsea Day Nursery
for the financial year 1931-32.
The attendances at the Nursery during the past two years were as follows :— TABLE No. 29.
| 1930 | 1931 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of attendances during the year | 4,364 | 8,103 |
| Average daily attendance (5 days a week) | 18 | 30 |
| Total number of individual children who attended | 44 | 153 |
The Nursery was closed for one week in March during removal to its
new home in Flood Street.
The health of the children has been excellent.
Dr. Winifred Gray is Medical Officer to the Nursery and makes a
fortnightly inspection of the children.
(3) Chelsea Mothercraft Training Home.—Manor Street, S.W. 3.
Chairman of Executive Committee : Miss Violet Trench. Hon. Secretary:
Mrs. Methold.
The Mothercraft Training Home is controlled by a Voluntary Committee.
The staff consists of three honorary Consultants, a Medical Director,
a Matron, two Sisters, two Staff Nurses and seventeen pupil nurses. These
latter are trained in accordance with the principles evolved by the
Mothercraft Training Society, Cromwell House, Highgate.
The Home is efficiently administered and the arrangements instituted
for the treatment of lactation cases have proved eminently satisfactory.
Three members of the Borough Council and the Medical Officer of
Health are members of the Executive Committee.