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(c) The Queen Mary Day Nursery and Social Settlement.
The Minister of Health has approved an annual contribution of £500
for the five years 1st April, 1937, to 31st March, 1942, to the Queen
Mary Day Nursery and Social Settlement in connection with the work
of the Day Nursery and Creche. The new building was opened early
in 1937 by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester.
It is reported that during 1938 the attendances numbered 7,800.
(d) Co-operation with the General Hospitals.
As reported last year it had been found that the records of many of
the children under 5 years of age attending the clinics were incomplete
in respect of serious illnesses which had necessitated hospital treatment,
and with the willing co-operation of the hospital officials a scheme was
arranged whereby a report on each Poplar child treated in their hospitals
is sent to the Medical Officer of Health.
The report, in addition to giving information regarding the clinical
condition of the child, calls attention to any after-care which is required,
and so enables our Health Visitors to follow up and see that the Hospital
recommendations are carried out.
Books of 100 forms are supplied to each hospital, together with
"Business Reply" envelopes, in order to reduce to a minimum the work
of the Hospital staffs.

(In addition to the above the London County Council sent 356 reports
of children discharged from the Fever Hospitals, and again the Health
Visitors follow up to see that the Hospital recommendations are carried
out.)
(e) Co-operation with the Education Authority.
(a) 32 of the senior girls attending Domestic Science classes visited
Wellington Road Maternity and Child Welfare Centre for instruction in
mothercraft.
(b) 1,578 case sheets relating to the children who reached the age of
5 years were forwarded to the Education Department. 240 special
reports were also forwarded regarding children attending school, not yet
5 years of age.