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The children in the Nursery are, nevertheless, shewing great
improvement in habits and health.
Students are being taught to becom? Nursery Nurses so that
they are learning a profession which should be valuable to them
as a career, or alternatively, if they marry and have children, they
are gaining knowledge which will help them in rearing their
children.
During the year Enfield received a gift from America of 200
layettes ior babies. Beautifully prepared, they have been most
gratefully accepted by many mothers.
In times of war one thinks of success or failure in terms of
military victories or military defeats. But wars are won not only
in the battle field.
The morale of the soldier depends largely on his satisfaction
that his wife and children are being well looked after, and so far
it has been possible to reassure him on this point.
If Councillors and Officials, by their continued labours can
maintain the health of the women and children through the remaining
period of the war, I think that they will have made their
contribution to the defeat of the aggressor nations.
I am, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
D. H. GEFFEN,
Medical Officer of Health.