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The Creche is a public nursery in which children are taken care of whilst their
parents are otherwise engaged. There is suffiicent accommodation for 10 children
if required. Application for admission is made to the Superintendent of the Welfare
Centre or the Health Visitor in charge. In all instances priority is given to children
whose mothers have to attend a clinic, hospital, doctor or dentist for treatment or
otherwise.
No charge is made when the mother is attending a clinic or class on the
premises, or if the mother or father is in receipt of National Assistance Benefit.
Otherwise a charge of 1s. 9d. per session is made, but this may be abated in certain
circumstances.
During the year. Welfare foods and other nutrients including National Dried
Milk, concentrated Orange Juice and Cod Liver Oil have continued to be provided
at Welfare Centres.
Day Nurseries
The County Council also maintains the following four Day Nurseries in the
Borough, which are available for children up to five years of age.
Situation Capacity Time
Brook Green 83 7.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Dalling Road 55 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Latimer Road 36 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Uxbridge Road 60 7.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
The charge for children received into these Nurseries is based on their parents
income.
Home Help Service
Administered by the County Council, this service employs 13 full-time and
130 part-time helpers. It continued its good and valuable work during the year
from its headquarters at 48 Glenthorne Road, W.6.

Specially trained home helps are used to assist and educate problem families
in housecraft.
Public Baths and Wash-houses
The Metropolitan Water Board supply is utilised for both baths and pool.
The water is subjected to chlorination, alkali treatment and filtration with continuous circulation.
Samples of water were taken for analysis and all were reported satisfactory.
In addition frequent checks are made by the staff at the baths, particularly during
heavy bathing loads.