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Home Help Scheme.
At the end of the year there were 3 full time Home Helps. The
following Table shows the number of cases booked and those actually
attended:—
Number of Cases booked 122 (88 last year).
Number of Cases attended 97 (68 ,, ,, ).
Number of Cases cancelled 25 (25 ,, ,, ).
Domestic Help Scheme.
By the end of the year there was a staff of 11 full time and 2
part time Domestic Helps. 120 cases were attended as against 88
for the previous year.
Day Nurseries.
The routine of the Day Nurseries was maintained during 1947,
along the same lines as in previous years. Apart from some minor
staff changes, the position at December, 1947 was very much the
same as had characterised 1946. The same four Nurseries were in
being, namely, Bollo Bridge Road, Horn Lane, Friars Place Lane,
Longcot, the accommodation at these being as follows:—
Under 2 Over 2 Total
Bollo Bridge Road 17 18 35
Horn Lane 25 35 60
Friars Place Lane 20 25 45
'Longcot' Newton Grove 19 25 44
The numbers on the registers at 31st December, 1947, were as
follows:—
Bollo Bridge Road 35
Horn Lane 63
Friars Place Lane 47
'Longcot' 47
Analysis of the numbers on the waiting list shows age distribution
of those awaiting admission. The demand for nursery
accommodation is. greater than at the end of the previous year and
the problem of providing further accommodation is a pressing one.