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HOME HELPS
Assistance in 114 homes was provided in 1946 and at the
end of the year 5 full-time and 1 part-time helps were employed.
DOMESTIC HELPS
Help for varying periods was given in 193 homes during
the year.
The staff employed at the end of the year consisted of 1
part-time supervisor, 11 whole-time and 3 part-time helps.
The scheme is financed by the Ministry of Health.
DAY NURSERIES
All three nurseries wore fully occupied during the year.
The Moss Hall Nursery was taken over by the Education
Committee as a Nursery School for Children of 3-5 years.
The nurseries now cater for children up to 3 years of age who
are then passed on to the Nursery School or to the Nursery
Class at the Martin School.
There was no major epidemic in the nurseries but all of
them wore inquarantine from time to time for one or other of
the common infectious diseases.
The shortage of Student Nurses has become more acute and
in consequence the proportion of senior staff tends to be
higher than it should be.
JOINT AMBULANCE SERVICE
The demands on the Ambulance Service continued to grow
throughout the year and the Staff have given very good service.
There are now 4 modern ambulances, 1 fairly old and 1
requiring replacement.
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