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Of the subsidiary services, i.e. Night Attendants, Disinfestation.
Problem Families, Washing Service, only the Washing
Service is proving inadequate to meet the demand but new equipment
to be purchased in 1960 will enable more washing to be
undertaken. The present problem is mainly concerned with drying
but really up to date drying equipment will alleviate this
difficulty.
Set out in Appendix page 115 are details of the work carried
out.
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 is 1 Nursery which takes 2 1/2 to 5-yearolds
daily excepting Saturdays, the remainder being of the "parttime"
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 of
Number registered children
31.12.59 provided for
Premises 7 140
Daily Minders 15 78
All child-minders are required before registration to show
by a satisfactory X-ray of the chest that they are free from
pulmonary tuberculosis. Annual re X-rays are also required.