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9.
NURSERIES:
The Fins bury Evacuated Nursary remained throughout the year at Down Hill
Farm, Woodchester, Gloucester, and at the close of the year there was a total of
25 children resident there; of these 16 were Finebury children. Three wartime
nurseries were in operation in the borough throughout the year, a fourth was opened
in Banner Street in November and the Lloyd Square Nursery was extended to cater for
additional children. The following tabie shows the average daily attendances of
children at these nurseries.
JAN. FEB. MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV.
Claremont 24.38 19.66 18.11 22.74 15.15 20.68 23.55 24.72 25.62 26.46 22.30
King Square 26.2 28.2 14.63 24.65 22.42 22.12 24.95 25.76 26.38 27.0 24.10,
Lloyd. Square 34.84 29.12 22.88 24.84 30.31 30.64 45.59 45.56 46.07 43.91 40.15
Banner Street - 21.44
85.42 76.98 55.62 72.23 67.88 73.44 94.09 96.04 98.07 97.37 107.99
The Council's tenancy of the promises at 42, Lloyd Baker Street, which were
previously used as a Day Nursery and 1ater as a Wartime Nursery, was terminated at the
end of the year.
Taking into consideration the small size of the B rough the number of nursery
places available for children is very high. It s probable that the borough has more
nursery accommodation in proportion to its size than any other authority in the country.
From the administrative point of view there have been staffing difficulties and from the
parents' point of view the difficulty in controlling infectious disease. In spite of all
these difficulties a considerable number of mothers have been able to take up war work,
surely sufficient justification for the establishment of the nurseries.
HOME NURSING:
The arrangements with the Metropolitan District Nursing Association to
undertake the nursing of cases of illness occurring in expectant and nursing mothers
and the nursing of children under five years of age suffering from any illness at
home, was continued throughout the year.
EVACUATION:
Applications for the evacuation of 84 children under the Scheme for "under
fives" were dealt with during the year. The. number of expectant mothers who were
evacuated under the L.C.C. Scheme for expectant mothers was 70.