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In August 1940, arrangements were made for a grant of
£50 p. a. to be made to the Mildmay Memorial Hospital Sunlight
Clinic for the free treatment of those mothers and children
referred to the Clinic from the Council's ante natal and
infant welfare clinics.
In November 1941, a war-time day nursery was opened at
St. Anne's Home for children whose mothers were in full time
employment. This nursery was designed to accommodate 50
children, but was subsequently extended to take 75 children.
In August 1942, a second nursery for 50 children was opened
at Woodberry Hall, which had been requisitioned as a first aid
post at the beginning of the war, and a third nursery especially
built for the purpose provided accommodation for 60 children at
Victorian Grove from June 1943.
These nurseries met a very great public demand during the
war period, and now, three years after the end of the war, the
demand for accommodation is greater than during any period of
the war.
In 1940, an intensive campaign for diphtheria immunisation
was initiated by the Ministry of Health, and in 1941 the borough's
scheme began to show fruit. In. 1941, 961 children attended for
immunisation compared with the figure of 137 for 1940.
By the end of 1942,. it was estimated that 48% of the children
under 5, and 69% of children between 5 and 15, had been immunised
against diphtheria. This work has been maintained and by the
end of 1947 , 72.of all children under 15 years of age in the
borough had been imnunised.
In August 1940, a third welfare centre was opened at
Woodberry Hall to serve the mothers and children in the
north of the borough. This was greatly appreciated and
meant that equal facilities were available for all parts of
the borough.
On 1st July, 1940, the Ministry of Pood National Milk
Scheme was introduced and this must be regarded as one of