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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
Ealing 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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WAR - TIME NURSERIES.
At the end of the year there were nine War-time Nurseries in
the Borough, seven being whole-time nurseries, open from 6.30 a.m.
to 6.30 p.m., and two being part-time nurseries open from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. During the year the accommodation at the Culmington
Road Nursery was increased from 44 to 82 places, and at Perivale
Nursery from 40 to 58 places. In July the South Ealing Nursery
was so seriously damaged by a flying-bomb that it was subsequently
demolished. Fortunately, although the nursery was full at the
time of the incident, the casualties among the staff and children
were limited to .injuries of a very minor character.
The attendances at the nurseries during the year were as follows
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| Date opened | Capacity | Days open | Total attendances | Average attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| » Stanhope | 17/11/41 | 70 | 307 | 15365 | 50 |
| Culmington Road | 26/1/42 | 85 | 307 | 11317 | 37 |
| Cuckoo | 9/3/42 | 70 | 307 | 15731 | 51 |
| Perivale | 5/10/42 | 58 | 307 | 9471 | 31 |
| South Ealing | 5/10/42 | 40 | 161 | 5188 | 32 |
| Northolt | 26/10/42 | 40 | 307 | 10087 | 33 |
| St. Harks | 4/1/43 | 44 | 307 | 10157 | 33 |
| Oldfields | 19/7/43 | 50 | 307 | 11111 | 36 |
| St. John's | 5/10/42 | 60 | 255 | 8879 | 35 |
| Wood End | 5/10/42 | 28 | 255 | 5397 | 21 |
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
The work of supervision of foster-mothers, carried out by the
Health Visitors who have all been appointed Child Protection
Visitors, is summarized in the following table:—
Number of children on the register at the beginning of the
vear 85
(Number of fostermothers having care of the above
children, 68).
Number of children registered during the year 40
Number of children removed from register during year 55
Number of children on register at end of year 70
(Number of fostermothers having care of the above
children, 61).
Number of visits made by Health Visitors 293