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two additional part-time clinic nurses. One of these
part time nurses started duty on 16th October, 1943,
but we were unable to get another nurse until 10th
January, 1944. Unfortunately owing to the resignation
of two health visitors the staff was depleted for
the remainder of the year. At this time, too, the
immunisation campaign for children under five years
was in full swing together with the winding up of the
campaign for the school children. It is not possible,
therefore, to show any concrete work done in regard
to the cleanliness of children under five years of age
but, I am satisfied that constant work is being done
towards our final goal.
(k) War-time Day Nurseries.
During the year the two Nurseries at Eastbury
House and Lodge Farm continued to function and a
third Nursery, to be known as Castle Green Nursery,
accommodating 50 children, was erected on a site at
the junction of Goresbrook Road and Gale Street.
This was completed and equipped and arrangements
were made for it to be opened early in the New Year
of 1944.
The average daily attendances, excluding Saturdays,
were 69 for Eastbury and 32 for Lodge Farm.
(3) ORTHOPAEDIC SERVICES.
Your Specialist Consultant, Mr. A. M. A. Moore,
held twelve Consultation sessions during 1943, and
an additional masseuse was engaged in the latter part
of the year, because of the increase in the number of
patients to be dealt with under your various treatment
schemes.