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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Welfare foods and nutrients are sold at these centres during
infant welfare sessions and also at Central Clinic on Wednesday
afternoons.
During the year, the following amounts of welfare foods were
issued:-
National Dried Milk 5,322 packets
Cod Liver Oil 2,516 bottles
Vitamin A and D tablets 1,959 packets of 20
Orange Juice 36,278 bottles
DAY NURSERY SERVICE
The average daily attendance and numbers on registers are shown below for each month of 1970:-
| Month | Goresbrook | Annie Prendergast | Eastbury | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Daily Attendance | No. on Register | Average Daily Attendance | No. on Register | Average Daily Attendance | No. on Register | |
| January | 23.3 | 37 | 36.5 | 44 | 37.9 | 44 |
| February | 22.0 | 37 | 39.1 | 48 | 39.2 | 48 |
| March | 31.5 | 40 | 44.6 | 51 | 36.5 | 45 |
| April | 33.0 | 45 | 41.9 | 50 | 39.0 | 44 |
| May | 31.1 | 42 | 41.3 | 50 | 37.9 | 47 |
| June | 29.5 | 42 | 42.5 | 48 | 35.3 | 49 |
| July | 32.9 | 42 | 39.2 | 48 | 38.3 | 48 |
| August | 27.7 | 38 | 30.5 | 48 | 33.2 | 47 |
| September | 30.7 | 37 | 36.1 | 46 | 37.3 | 44 |
| October | 29.0 | 40 | 37.7 | 45 | 37.0 | 43 |
| November | 35.0 | 43 | 36.0 | 46 | 35.3 | 46 |
| December | 29.8 | 39 | 35.5 | 43 | 37.3 | 43 |
Annie Prendergast Day Nursery
Matron reports as follows:-
The year for us in the nursery ran smoothly and happily although
regrettably our numbers were below the average for previous years. Our
students were again successful in taking their N.N.E.B. examination,
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