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Day Nursery.-The Municipal Day Nursery is situated in
Bridge Road. Practically no change has occurred in the
general policy of the Council in respect of the Nursery.
The Nursery was open on 211 occasions. On account of
illness amongst the staff the Nursery was closed for a week.
304 children attended, and the total number of attendances
was 3,224.
Isolation Hospital.-During the year, 188 patients were admitted
into the Hospital. On January 1st, 1924, there were 37
cases under treatment and on January 1st. 1925, 24. 194 patients
were discharged and there were 7 deaths.
The children's Hostel at Park Royal was opened during the
year for the accommodation of school children visiting the Empire
Exhibition at Wembley, and the Council entered into an agreement
to receive cases of infectious disease which might occur among the
children. During the year, 9 cases were admitted from the Hostel3
scarlet Fever, 2 Mumps and I each Measles, Chicken-pox, Stomatitis
and Tonsilitis. It speaks well for the organisation of the
method of obtaining information from Sanitary authorities to achieve
This result—only 9 cases of proved and doubtful infectious
illness in a total of over 70,000 children that visited the exhibition
and stayed at the Hostel.
During August, Hoy Scouts were camped in Wembley paddocks
and for a few nights some companies were lodged in the
Action Wells School. Three cases of Scarlet Fever, 1 case of Mumps
and I case of Urticaria were treated at the Hospital.

Patients Admitted During 1924.
24 patients remaining in Hospital on January 1st, 1925.