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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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National welfare foods
| National dried milk (tins) | 15,791 | 15,328 | 13,817 | 11,647 | 10,562 |
| Cod-liver oil (bottles) | 3,620 | 3,469 | 3,442 | 2,623 | 1,709 |
| Vitamin tablets (packets) | 2,736 | 2,775 | 2,837 | 2,109 | 1,196 |
| Orange juice (bottles) | 31,360 | 30,412 | 28,864 | 18,514 | 11,315 |
NOTE: The following charges applied as from 1.6.61:
Cod-liver oil—1s. a bottle (previously free).
Vitamin tablets—6d. a packet (previously free).
Orange juice—1s. 6d. a bottle (previously 6d. a bottle).
Day accommodation for children
Table (ii)—
| At 31 December | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | |
| day nurseries: | |||||
| Maintained | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 73 |
| Grant-aided | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 81 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 77 |
| Places: under 2 years | 1,690 | 1,693 | 1,649 | 1,623 | 1,623 |
| 2-5 years | 2,631 | 2,499 | 2,420 | 2,394 | 2,387 |
| Total | 4,321 | 4,192 | 4,069 | 4,017 | 4,010 |
| council's child minder scheme (Voluntary registration): | |||||
| Child minders registered | 824 | 875 | 989 | 861 | 810 |
| Children minded | 973 | 1,039 | 1,187 | 993 | 961 |
| nurseries and child-minders regulation act, 1948: | |||||
| Private day nurseries registered (including part-time nurseries) | 59 | 60 | 59 | 69 | 78 |
| r ' Places | 1,742 | 1,620 | 1,595 | 1,840 | 1,927 |
| Child minders registered | 141 | 167 | 202 | 210 | 221 |
| No. of children authorised to be minded | 781 | 939 | 1,023 | 1,088 | 1,265 |
Occasional creches—These creches provide for the children of mothers attending a clinic
or class on the premises and also give occasional relief to mothers who, for various reasons
such as visits to hospitals, shopping, laundering and other domestic duties, wish to be
relieved of their young children for two or three hours during the day; they also present
an opportunity for an only child to associate with other children of similar age. At
31 December a total of 111 sessions a week was being held, providing for 1,870 childattendances
weekly.
Prevention of break-up of families
A case-work consultant was appointed in April, the first appointment of its kind by a
local health authority. The recruitment of family case workers continued during the year
and by 31 December thirteen were employed. In addition, eighteen selected social workers
engaged in social work in connection with the school health service were each allocated
up to three families.
As in previous years, the Council made a grant to Family Service Units in London
towards the cost of their work with families in difficulties. The grant for 1962/63 amounted
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