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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

London County Council 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Day accommodation for children

Day accommodation for children

At 31st December
1948194919501951195219531954195519561957
DAY NURSERIES
Maintained114113111106105104100948681
Grant aided6666665555
Total120119117112111110105999186
Places 0-22,5932,5912,5072,0712,0672,0562,0061,9031,7751,747
Places 2-54,0643,9583,9554,1454,0684,0023,8443,6773,3682,988
Total6,6576,5496,4626,2166,1356,0585,8505,5805,1434,735
PRIVATE DAY NURSERIES8284149636061565860
Places3679721,2941,5831,8411,7951,7951,6401,6461,701
Total nursery places7,0247,5217,7567,7997,9767,8537,6457,2206,7896,436
CHILD-MINDERS
Statutory3573969396112110106102132
Voluntary284584766749794793925743777838
Total3196578628428909051,035849879970
CHILDREN MINDED
Statutory243501570604504638590649611699
Voluntary3235798348408568541,000851886954
Total5661,0801,4041,4441,3601,4921,5901,5001,4971,653
TOTAL, NURSERY PLACES AND CHILDREN MINDED7,5908,6019,1609,2439,3369,3459,2358,7208,2868,089

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Occasional
creches
Creches are provided for the benefit of mothers needing occasional relief from the
care of their children while they visit hospitals or welfare centres or attend to shopping
or other domestic duties. The creches also provide relief for mothers living in poor
home conditions and have helped some children with mild behaviour problems.
Except in special circumstances attendances are limited to two sessions a week.
No charge is made when a child is left in a creche while the mother attends a clinic
or class held by the Council in the same premises ; otherwise a charge is made which
in an effort to make the creches self-supporting was increased from 1s. 3d. to 1s. 9d.
a session on 1.4.57. This, together with improved attendances and more economical
staffing, has had some effect. The charge is waived or abated in cases of need.

Table: extent or the scheme may be seen from the following figures :

extent or the scheme may be seen from the following figures :

Year ended
31 July, 195631 July, 1957
Number of creches1920
Number of places350328
Number of sessions held2,3302,369
Number of attendances :
Free6,3256,674
Full fee18,82519,701
Abated fee207141
25,35726,516
Gross cost of service:
Staff, equipment, heating, lighting, etc.£2,242£1,881
Less fees received£1.177£1,375
Net cost of service£1,065£506