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During the year 1937, 1,048 visits and inspections were made, 37 new registrations of fostermothers
were recorded, 71 new children were received and 4 children were removed—2 to hospital
and 2 elsewhere. No deaths were reported.
At the close of the year, the Register contained the names of 94 persons who were receiving
children for reward. These persons had charge of 108 children.
DAY NURSERIES.
There are three Day Nurseries in the Borough, viz. :—
The Queen's Park Day Nursery, 66, Lancefield Street ;
The Paddington Day Nursery, 21, Howley Place ; and
The Westbourne Day Nursery, St. John's House, Great Western Road.
The two former provide accommodation for 25 and 45 children, respectively, and are
managed by voluntary bodies. The Scheme made by the Minister of Health under Section 101 (6)
of the Local Government Act, 1929, provides for the annual payment of contributions from the
Council, to the Queen's Park Day Nursery £252, and to the Paddington Day Nursery £377. Supplemental
contributions of £25 and £140 respectively, were made in respect of the year 1937. The
premises of the Queen's Park Day Nursery at 66, Lancefield Street are owned by the Council.
The Westbourne Day Nursery is under the control of the Council and provides accommodation
for 70 children. The charges for admission per child are 8d. per whole day ; 5d. per half-day,
including Saturday ; 6d. per day or 4d. per half-day for two or more in same family.

There were no Closures during the year on account of infectious disease.
Dr. Emslie reports as follows :—
we6tboubne Day Nukseky.
All children are medically examined on admission to the Nursery and thereafter once a
month. The Assistant Medical Officer for Maternity and Child Welfare attends daily and sees
any children requiring special attention. The health of the children has been on the whole very
good throughout the year. The children are well cared for and in most cases there is a noticeable
improvement in general physique after attendance at the Nursery for some time.
There were several cases of whooping cough in July, but the rest of the children were
inoculated against it and none of those who took it were seriously ill. There were several cases
of measles in September and several cases of diarrhoea in November, two of whom were found
on bacteriological examination to have sonne dysentery. As all the 70 children are admitted
through one room great care has to be exercised to avoid the spread of infection, but we have not
suffered unduly in this respect.
All the children whose parents permit, are inoculated against Diphtheria, and this includes
almost all the children.
Matron's report for the year is as follows :—
1937 has been a year of extensions at the Westbourne Day Nursery and we can now take
70 children daily. Some 54 of these are under 3 years of age as we find the demand much greater
for young children due to the L.C.C. Schools in this neighbourhood taking children from the
age of 3 years.