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HOME HELP SCHEME
At the end of the year there were 5 full-time Home Helps, and
59 part-time Staff. The following table shows the number of cases
actually attended: —
Number of cases attended
Maternity 46
Tuberculosis 31
Chronic Sick 274
Other cases attended 62
DAY NURSERIES
The report of 1952 made reference to the six-monthly review
which was to take place in 1953. At this review, which was undertaken
in June, a revised interpretation of expenditure factors was
adopted and this gave more stringent effect to the new scale of
charges imposed in 1952.
Notwithstanding this, radical changes were introduced in
November by the County Council's decision that the existing
arrangements should be superseded by the general assessment scale
in force for other services under County control, and, since the
Divisional Finance Officers were responsible for assessments for all
these services, it was decided to give them the responsibility for
assessing Day Nursery charges also.
At about the same time the County Council's decision on the
question of closure of certain Day Nurseries was also made known.
; Acton was to lose Horn Lane Nursery (the largest remaining since
the closure of Birkbeck Road at the end of the war), but was to be
allowed to retain St. Dunstan's at East Acton, Bollo Bridge Road
in South Acton, and "Longcot" in Bedford Park. The date of
closure was fixed for Friday the 1st January, 1954, when it was
anticipated that the bulk of Horn Lane children would be accommo;
dated at St. Dunstan's and the remainder offered places at Bollo
Bridge and "Longcot".
AccomNo. on Register Average
modation at 31-12-53, Attendance
i Bollo Bridge Road 35 23 18.5
Horn Lane 60 29 24.4
Friars Place Lane 45 29 23
"Longcot", Newton Grove 44 22 23.8