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New Premises
The Kensal New Town Health Centre was opened in May 1969. This
Centre is on the ground floor of a block of flats in a new housing
development and caters for families living in the Golborne Ward north
of the main Western Region Railway line. Two child health sessions
and one Toddlers Clinic are held weekly and attendances are gradually
increasing. There are also weekly clubs for Mothers and Old people.
Council Day Nurseries
It is encouraging to observe the increases in total and
average daily attendances which have occurred despite difficulties in
maintaining the general staff position throughout the year. Senior
nursery staff have undertaken many tasks additional to their normal
duties and it has been necessary on occasion to restrict admission of
children. The percentage occupation has, except for holiday periods,
been consistently over 80% during the year and for one week
attained a maximum of 93%. The highest figure during 1968 was 91%.
1969 1968
Approved places 312 312
Total of "weighed registers" 347 347
Total daily attendances 66,843 63,969
Average daily attendance 263 251
Number on waiting list at
end of year
Priority 1 and 2 38 43
Priority 3 2 14
Occasional Creches
The number of weekly occasional creche sessions provided at
child health centres and at which children can be cared for while
their mothers attend hospitals or clinics or do their shopping, etc.,
was increased by three during the year to a total of 27.
The total number of sessions held during the year was 1,279
and total attendances 17,746, compared with 1,263 and 15,877
respectively in 1968.
Nursery Nursing Staff
The five day nurseries in the borough have a nursery nursing
staff of 61 plus 27 students for whom training for the National
Nursery Examining Board Certificate is provided.
During the year the fifth nursery, Ladbroke Day Nursery, has
been visited by officers of the Department of Health and Social
Security and the Department of Education and Science. This has now
been approved for training purposes. The first student nursery
nurses will be accepted at Easter, 1970. Of six students taking the
examination in 1969, five were successful in obtaining their
certificates.