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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 12 full-time and 75 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 35
Tuberculosis 51
Other 887
1.574 effective visits were made to various homes by the
organiser.