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Distribution of Welfare Foods
The following table shows the welfare foods distributed during
1962 and 1963:-
1962 196.3
National Dried Milk 18,946 18,148 tins
Cod Liver Oil 1,360 1,199 bottles
Vitamin Tablets (A &D) 1,652 2,027 packets
Orange Juice 13,098 15,131 bottles
In addition, during 1963, 31,003 packets of proprietary brands
of milk foods, etc. were sold at clinics.
Play Therapy
At my request, the Barking Health Area Sub-Committee agreed
to the inauguration of play therapy sessions in clinics.
Owing to the lack of accommodation at Central Clinic, play
therapy sessions were commenced on two mornings a week in
Northbury Infants' School in November, 1963, and we are indebted
to the Education Department for their co-operation in this respect,
Play therapy in the hands of trained Nursery Nurses helps to
alleviate emotional disturbance and help the child towards adjustment.
So far these seem to be a great success, enjoyed by the
children and appreciated by their parents, who welcome such help
from those so highly trained in the care and development of the preschool
child.
At the end of the year there were nine children between the age
of two and four years in attendance.
Gale Street Nursery
This Nursery continues to be a training school for nursery nurse
During 1963 we had seven girls in training, four of whom sat the
examination and 3 of whom passed.
The table below shows the attendances at Gale Street Day
Nursery during 1963:-
26