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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
Dagenham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Attendances, 1956
| Day Nursery | Number of approved Places | Average Daily Attendance | Average Number on Register | Total Attendances | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goresbrook | 70 | 29 | 40 | 7,384 | ||||||||
| Chad well Heath | 54 | 39 | 49 | 9,806 | ||||||||
| Kingsley Hall | 40 | 21 | 26 | 5,323 | ||||||||
| Totals | 164 | 89 | 115 | 22,513 | ||||||||
| Nursery | Widows | Parents Separated | Desertion | Illness of Father | Unmarried Mothers | Socioeconomic | Mothers working to supplement income | Total | ||||
| Goresbrook | _ | 5 | _ | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 47 | ||||
| Chadwell Heath | 1 | 14 | — | — | 4 | 17 | 19 | 55 | ||||
| Kingsley Hall | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 14 | 29 | ||||
| Number of Children in all nurseries 1956 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 52 | 131 | ||||