Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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MISCELLANEOUS
Nursing Homes—Public Health Act, 1936.
Number of Homes. | Number of Beds provided for | |||
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Maternity. | Others. | Total. | ||
Homes registered during the year | 1 | — | 29 | 29 |
Homes on the Register at the end of the year | 30 | 38 | 544 | 582 |
Premises in which it is proposed to establish new homes
are visited as frequently as is necessary so that the appropriate
recommendations can be made to the Health Committee. The
Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade Department advises on essential
fire precautions and these usually entail building alterations.
Established nursing homes were visited by a Medical Officer
of the Department once every quarter and, except for some minor
matters, were all satisfactory.
NURSES AGENCIES REGULATIONS, 1945.
No applications were received during the year. Three agencies
remained on the register at the end of the year.
NURSERIES AND CHILD-MINDERS REGULATION ACT, 1948
The necessary preliminary inspections and routine re-inspections
of Registered Minders and private Day Nurseries have been
carried out in accordance with the above Act.
There are no Day Nurseries which take children of all ages
for the whole day. There are three Nurseries which take 2½ to
5-year-olds daily excepting Saturdays. One Nursery receives
toddlers at two separate morning and afternoon sessions, the
remainder being of the " part time " class receiving toddlers for
mornings only.
The Registered Minders receive children for the day. They are not encouraged to take children under 2 years.
Number registered at 31-12-53. | Number of children provided for | |
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Premises | 5 | 110 |
Daily Minders | 23 | 196 |