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17 [1929
REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE DAY NURSERIES RECEIVING
GRANTS FROM THE BOROUGH COUNCIL.
Lower Holloway Day Nursery, 547, Liverpool Road, N.7.—During the year
ending March 31st, 1930, the attendances at this Day Nursery reached their
highest on record, being 11,293, and 292 nursing mothers had dinner at the
Nursery.
The provision of meals to nursing mothers is an important item in the institution's
activities, for no artificial feeding can really replace absolutely the milk
piovided by the infant's own mother, and if she is at work she obviously has no
time to prepare a proper meal.
The increased attendance at this Centre is gratifying because, in the previous
year, from unavoidable causes, the numbers had dropped to a lower total than
usual.
Long projected alterations and improvements have been carried out in the
internal arrangements of the Nursery. The kitchen premises are more habitable
and commodious; there is increased working space, and more light and ventilation
has been obtained. Much time has been saved, and carrying work avoided, by the
installation of a service lift. Minor alterations and improvements have been made
in the laundry. The staircase has been brightened by redecoration in green and
primrose, while the stairs have been relaid with linoleum reinforced with rubber.
The Nursery schoolroom has also been redecorated. Most of the work was
carried out in August during the annual closure, but certain structural alterations
being necessary, the Nursery had to be closed for four weeks.
St. Luke's Day Nursery, 64, Goodinge Road, N.7. (now removed to 29 and
30, Penn Road, N.).—The total attendances for the year has been 3,819. The
Committee state that in the new premises it may be possible to increase the
number to 45 per day with the extra accommodation available.
South Islington Pro Patria Day Nursery, 8 and 9, Canonbury Place, N.l.—
The attendance for the year, March, 1929-30, totalled 12,575. These are made up
as follows:—Over 3 years—whole day—3,456, and under 3 years—whole day—
9,119. (Total half-days attendances numbered 532). The average attendance for
the year was 50.
This Day Nursery admits children from two weeks to five years old. A
special leaflet is provided by the Nursery setting forth the terms of admission and
particulars. Applications are to be made to the Matron at the Nursery.
INVALID CHILDREN'S AID ASSOCIATION.
The Islington Branch of this Association, to whom the Council gives a small
giant, were the agency by which 53 Islington children under 5 years of age, who
had suffered from ill-health in different forms, received for varied periods throughout
the year (ending March 31st, 1930), convalescent residence in homes, some in
the country, others at the seaside.
In addition, this Association were the means of providing, in 25 cases (all
under 5 years of age) instruments, such as surgical boots, splints, trusses, " tin
shoes,' etc., for little sufferers who had been attacked with deforming diseases,
and whose parents otherwise would have found it very difficult, if not impossible,
to procure these alleviations unaided.
1 owards such services to these tiny Islingtonians the Borough Council gave a
grant of £25.