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The Societies who made contributions towards the cost of dentures were the Metropolitan
Hospital Sunday Fund, £9 15s. 6d.; and various other societies, £9 1ls. 0d.
Dental treatment is also provided at the voluntary clinic which is held at the St.
Pancras School for Mothers, see page 33.
The Eastman Dental Clinic attached to the Royal Free Hospital is a lavishly-equipped
clinic which provides dental treatment for children and for nursing and expectant mothers,
and operative treatment in connection with enlarged tonsils and adenoids in children.
The Dental Section is equipped with 68 chairs and complete electric units, the Surgical
wing contains 32 beds for tonsil and adenoid, cleft palate, hare lip, etc , cases requiring
operative treatment.
The Welfare Centre held in connection with the University College Hospital is able to
refer cases needing dental treatment to the dental department of that hospital.
Day Nurseries.
The Council assists three approved day nurseries in the Borough by the payment of
block grants as approved by the Ministry of Health, and also makes a contribution to the
Foundling Site Day Nursery, based on one-quarter of the expenditure incurred by the
Nursery adjusted to the proportion of St. Pancras children attending.
Particulars in regard to the day nurseries for the year ended 31st December, 1933,
are as follows:—
Number of
Days Open.
Attendances.
Average
per Day.
White field Day Nursery
228
5814
25.5
Kentish Tn. Day Nursery
229
6900
30.1
Margaret Day Nursery
303
13879
45.8
Foundling Site Day
Nursery
253
4873
19.3
Nursery Schools.
The undermentioned Nursery Schools are situated in the Borough. They provide care,
facilities for play, training in good habits, and some elementary instruction for children who
are too young to be admitted to the ordinary schools.
They are provided chiefly by voluntary effort, and no grant is made by the Borough
Council. The work is valuable and an increase in the use of this accommodation is
desirable.
Name and Situation. Accommodation. Average daily attendance.
Somers Town Nursery School, 18, Crowndale Road 48 39
Jellicoe Nursery School, 6a, Rochford Street 54 43
Mary "Ward Nursery School, 16, Burton Street 25 19
Magdalen Mission Nursery School, 5, Clarendon Street 25 20
St. Christopher's Nursery School, Bridgewater Street 40 31