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ping, cooking, washing, cleaning, and looking after children
are undertaken. There is an equivalent of 150 fulltime
Home Helps in Ealing. At the end of the year there
were over 700 cases receiving help. The order of priority
is acute sick, maternity cases, tuberculosis and chronic
sick and aged. Nevertheless, over 80% of those helped were
old people. Payment is based on the patient's resources
and ranges from no charge to 4/- per hour. The object of
the service is to supplement assistance available from
relatives etc., and to tide patients over in emergency
rather than supply permanent domestic help. All applications
should be made, accompanied by a medical recommendation,
to the Area Medical Officer, Town Hall, Ealing,
W.5.
DAY NURSERIES.
There are two Day Nurseries in Ealing for the care of
children under five years of age. One nursery is situated
in Cuiroington Road, and has accommodation for 40 children.
The other nursery is in Greenford and has accommodation
for 50 children. Both the Day Nurseries are recognised
training centres and girls of sixteen are accepted for a
two years’ training for the National Nursery Examination
Board's Diploma.
Admission of children is restricted as a general rule
to those whose mothers need to go out to work, although
there are exceptions such as during mother's illness, or
on a doctor's recommendation for the sake of the child's
health. Children under two years of age are only admitted
if the mothers are the sole supporters, e.g. divorced,
separated or unmarried, or if the home conditions are
unsatisfactory.
The Nurseries are open from 7.30 a.m. to 6.0 p.m. A
charge is made for this Service on a sliding scale based
on the parents income.
All applications for admission to a Day Nursery should
be made to the Area Medical Officer, Town Hall, Ealing,
W.5.