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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barking 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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During the year, the following amounts of welfare foods were issued:-
National Dried Milk 8,550 tins
Cod Liver Oil 2,557 bottles
Vitamin A and D Tablets 1,850 packets of 20
Orange Juice 38,571 bottles
DAY NURSERY SERVICE
The average daily attendances and numbers on registers are shown below
for each month of 1969.
Attendances have again improved in comparison with the previous year.
| Goresbrook | Annie Prendergast | Eastbury | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Average Daily Attendance | No. on Register | Average Daily Attendance | No. on Register | Average Daily Attendance | No. on Register |
| January | 31.8 | 40 | 36.7 | 52 | 32.3 | 45 |
| February | 30.3 | 41 | 40.1 | 46 | 35.6 | 47 |
| March | 34.9 | 44 | 40.2 | 49 | 34.6 | 46 |
| April | 29.8 | 43 | 40.0 | 48 | 38.9 | 49 |
| May | 26.7 | 42 | 42.7 | 49 | 44.7 | 48 |
| June | 38.5 | 48 | 40.6 | 52 | 37.9 | 47 |
| July | 35.4 | 39 | 41.0 | 47 | 39.3 | 46 |
| August | 26.3 | 44 | 33.7 | 45 | 33.1 | 48 |
| September | 34.6 | 49 | 28.5 | 42 | 38.9 | 48 |
| October | 39.6 | 48 | 43.3 | 49 | 40.7 | 48 |
| November | 39.0 | 49 | 40.7 | 50 | 39.1 | 49 |
| December | 35.4 | 39 | 36.6 | 49 | 41.1 | 48 |
Annie Prendergast Day Nursery
Matron reports as follows:-
Things went smoothly and happily in 1969. Although we never really seem to
have enough room to do all we want to the staff improved still further the
standard of play for the children.
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