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CORPORATION DAY NURSERIES
One only, situated roughly in the centre of the town, at
Whitehorse Road, now remains. It is available for children whose
mothers are required to work because they are widows, inmarried,
legally separated or divorced. By prior Committee permission,
children from families with temporary difficulties-illness of
the mother or father - may also be accepted.
The minimum charge is 2/- per day. It may be increased according
to net income, on a scale approved by the Corporation.
Subject to places being available, children may be accepted at
the full rate of 15s. 9d. per day. This had been raised from
15s.3d. (luring the year. There was one mother who paid the full
rate of 15s. 9d. in 1962. She became liable to pay the full rate
In September and the child is still attending.

DEAFNESS
The scheme for the early ascertainment of deafness which
provides for the examination of all babies "at risk" was
continued.
Details are given in the Appendix - page 116.
CHIROPODY
The system of using the services of Chiropodists working in
their own surgeriws was continued and attendances rose steadily.
Satisfactory reports on the premises and mode of practice of all
Chiropodists in the scheme were received from the Corporation's
visiting specialist. A few requests for domiciliary treatment
were made to the department, but finance available was fully
comitted to the demands of those able to visit a nearby practitioner.
Possible future developments may include domiciliary
visits, and clinics in parts of the Borough without practising
chiropodists.
During 1962 the Chiropodists gave a total of 8,194 treatments
of which the Corporation paid the whole cost for 2, 437 and
cost for 5,757.