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Toddlers' clinics have been set up in almost all the Welfare
Centres, where none previously existed and the toddlers undergo a
comprehensive medical examination intended to be repeated each
year until of school age. The results of the examination and the
medical history are recorded upon cards which are drafted upon
lines similar to those used for children at school by the local
education authority.
Arrangements have been concluded with the voluntary hospitals
in the district where toddlers are treated free of expense to the
parents, and by a system of appointments are attended to with a
minimum of delay.
Full particulars may be found in appendix A.
The Cynthia Mosley Day Nursery
The day nursery has continued its successful career during the
year, and the need for further nurseries is emphasised by the
demand. Applications for admission are rather more than double
the numbers which can be accommodated, and the disappointment
caused to so many unsuccessful applicants renders the provision of
other nurseries a matter of some urgency. The Council have agreed
in principle to three more nurseries so that there shall be one in
each of the four Parliamentary divisions, but the practical application
of the principle is still under consideration.
The day nursery forms an integral part of the Lambeth
Maternity and Child Welfare scheme, and is now included in the
scheme of the Minister of Health made under section 101 (6) Local
Government Act, 1929. It has also been recognised by the Board
of Education as a nursery school in respect of the toddlers' side.
To meet the requirements of the Board the number of children
accommodated has been reduced from 50 to 45, of whom 30 belong
to the nursery school. There were 12,105 attendances during the