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Ultra-Violet Ray Treatment.
Children receive artificial sunlight treatment at all the War-time
Day Nurseries, and by arrangement with the Willesden Physical Treatment
Clinic, and the Institute of Ray Therapy.
Day Nurseries.
War-time Day Nurseries.
(a) 11, Woodchurch Road, N.W.6. Nursery opened on 23rd
October, 1941, to accommodate 40 children. On 9th
June, 1942, No. 13, Woodchurch Road was acquired, increasing
total accommodation at the Woodchurch Road
Nursery to 80 children.
(b) 2, Parkhill Road, N.W.3. Opened on 5th October, 1942.
to accommodate 60 children. In accordance with Ministry
of Health request, this number was increased to 65 in
November, 1942.
(c) 27-29, Pond Street, N.W.3. Negotiations commenced in
November, 1942, for the opening next year of this Nursery
to accommodate 45 children.
Hampstead and North St. Pancras Day Nursery.
This Nursery to whom the Borough Council pays a grant of
£200 per annum, is still evacuated to Silchester, Nr. Reading
Maternity Homes and Hospitals.
At the outbreak of War, New End Hospital was unable to reserve
a special maternity ward for Borough Council cases. Hampstead
maternity cases continue to be admitted to the general wards. During
1942, there were 103 Hampstead cases admitted to Queen Charlotte's
and other Voluntary Hospitals. In addition, 87 mothers were evacuated
for confinement under the Government Evacuation Scheme..
Nursing in the Home.
The number of home visits paid by the two District Nursing
Associations in accordance with the Borough Council Scheme were
2,893.
Home Helps.
There have been 45 cases in which Home Helps have been provided
under the scheme of the Hampstead Borough Council.
Convalescent Homes.
During the year, arrangements were made for 9 mothers and
babies to be admitted to Convalescent Homes under the Borough
Council Scheme.