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During the year dried milk and other nutrients have been
issued from the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres. In
addition, the Ministry of Food has been responsible for National
Dried Milk, Concentrated Orange Juice and Cod Liver Oil in
accordance with their recognised scale of charges.
The County Council also maintain the following four Day
Nurseries, which are available for children up to five years of
age: —
Brook Green Day Nursery
Dalling Road Day Nursery
Latimer Road Day Nursery
Uxbridge Road Day Nursery
Each is open on Mondays to Fridays from 7.30 a.m. to
6 p.m., and the charge for children received into them is based
on the parents' income and is reduced if the circumstances
warrant it.
Domestic Help Service.
This service, also administered by the County Council,
employs 8 full-time and 68 part-time helpers and maintained its
good and valuable work during the year. Its local headquarters
are in the Public Health Department in the Town Hall.
Number of cases in which help was provided: —
Maternity 30
Tuberculosis 85
Other 837
1,522 effective visits were made to various homes by the
organiser.
International Certificates of Vaccination and Inoculation.
Arrangements continued during the year for the authentication
by the Medical Officer of Health of certificates of
vaccination and inoculation in the international form. These
certificates are required by passengers proceeding abroad from
this country and the purpose of the authentication is to provide
proof to health authorities abroad that the signature of the
person issuing the certificate is that of a registered medical
practitioner.
National Assistance Act, 1948.
National Assistance Amendment Act, 1951.
Removal to Suitable Premises of Persons in Need of Care
and Attention.
Under the provisions of the National Assistance Acts, a
Medical Officer of Health is empowered to apply to the Courts
for an Order for the compulsory removal to a hospital or other