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Places:
Scholefield Road, N.19 55
265, Camden Road, N.7 66
160, Hornsey Lane, N.6 64
34, Huntingdon Street, N.l 33
6, Clephane Road, N.l 60
21, Packington Street, N.l 33
21, Plimsoll Road, N.4 47
Pembroke Street, N.l. 50
547, Liverpoo1 Road, N.l. 50
8 & 9, Canonbury Place, N.l. 76
Legard Road, N.5. 70
Windsor Street, N.l. 68
Mitford Road, N.19 68
Tufnoll Parle Road, N 70
Highgate Hill, N.19 50
Total 860
The continued high employment of women resulted in full use being made of
the War-time Day Nurseries except during the height of the 'flying-bomb' attacks,
when the attendances were considerably reduced. During this time the staffs
of the Nurseries worked under extremely difficult conditions with the children
spending long periods in the air-raid shelters of the Nurseries. With the
diminution of enemy activity attendances rose again and at the end of the year
there were waiting lists at all the Nurseries,
It is not surprising that under the difficult conditions prevailing there
were a number of minor outbreaks of infectious diseases, but there was no serious
epidemic, and on the whole the health of the children was well maintained,
SUPPLY OF RUBBER TEATS FOR BABIES BOTTLES:
During 1944 a generous supply of rubber teats was received from America via
the Women's Voluntary Service, for distribution to those mothers who were unable
to obtain these for their babies bottles owing to the acute shortage. These were
distributed as required through the Welfare Centres and the Maternity and Child
Welfare Office.
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Arising out of the Ministry of Health Circular No. 2866 (Revised), a survey
was trade daring the year relating to the health and social conditions of illegitimate
children in the Borough based on the records of the Health Visitors. In November
1944 arrangements were made for the whole of the work in relation to unmarried
mothers and illegitimate children to be allocated to one special Health Visitor
working in co-operation with the moral welfare workers,, hospital almoners, and other
social agencies in the Borough,
premature BABIES:
Arising out of Ministry of Health Circular No, 20, arrangements were made from
July 1944 for the birth weight of infants to be recorded on the birth notification
where such weight is 5½1hs. or less. A follow-up of the notifications of these
premature births showed the following results for the last six months of 1944:-
Born in Hospital 39-of which 6 died within 24 hours and
29 survived beyond the age of one month.
Born at Home 25-of which 3 died within 24 hours and
21 survived beyond the age of one month.
On the completion of this survey consideration was given to the need for
special arrangements in the following year for premature infants born at home.
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