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Islington 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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PUBLIC MORTUARY
By agreement with the St. Pancras Borough Council the use of the Council's Mortuary
was discontinued as and from 31st March, 1949, all bodies being received at the St. Pancras
Mortuary, Cramley Street, N. W. 1., after that date.
ISLINGTON CREMATORIUM
The Medical Referee or the Deputy Medical Referee certified a total of 616 applications
for cremation at the Council's Crematorium, East Pinchley.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
The London County Council, as the Local Health Authority, is responsible for the Maternity
and Child Welfare Services, the Home Help Service and a foot clinic service in the Borough,
which, together with the Boroughs of Finsbury and Holborn, constitute Division 3. I am
indebted to Dr. Wilfrid G. Harding, Divisional Medical Officer, for the information given
below in respect of these services:-

Table: Total Attendances at Maternity & Child Welfare Centres

Total Attendances at Maternity & Child Welfare Centres

0-1 years50,396
1-2 years6,237
2-5 years4,092
Special Toddlers' Clinics2,899
Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Combined.16,230

Table: Foster MothersThe table of foster-mothers and foster-children registered under the Childrens Act, 1958, is as follows:-

Foster Mothers

The table of foster-mothers and foster-children registered under the Childrens Act, 1958, is as follows:-

31.12.1961
Number of persons fostering children21
Number of foster-children being cared for28

Table: L.C.C. Day Nurseries and Child MindersAt present there are 3 Day Nurseries open in Islington:-

L.C.C. Day Nurseries and Child Minders

At present there are 3 Day Nurseries open in Islington:-

Scholefield Road60 places
Canonbury Place67 "
Mitford Road67 "
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There are also 50 places for Islington children in Springdale Day Nursery (Stoke
Newington).
In addition there were at the end of the year 127 children being minded by 105 child
minders registered voluntarily under the L.C.C. scheme
Nurseries and Child Minders Regulation Act, 1948
At the end of the year there were 60 children being minded by 21 child minders registered
by the L.C.C. under the provisions of the Nurseries and Child Minders Regulation Act, 1948.
There were also two private day nurseries registered under the Act providing 33 places.