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NURSERIES AND CHILD MINDERS REGULATION ACT 1948
Applications for the registration of daily minders and premises
under the above act were carefully investigated by Health
Visitors and Public Health Inspectors. In addition the Fire
Prevention Department of the London Fire Brigade were asked
to report on the premises concerned in each application. Registration
was granted subject to the observance of fixed standards
regarding space and amenity, and of the recommendations
contained in the report from the Fire Brigade.
At the end of the year, 36 church or social halls, providing
places for a total of 1259 children, mainly in play groups, and
14 daily minders, providing for the daily minding of 118 children
were registered. No applications were refused during the year. All
premises and daily minders were inspected periodically by the
Health Visitors.
NURSING HOMES
There are four Nursing Homes in the Borough registered in
accordance with Sections 187 to 194 of the Public Health Act
1936 as amended by the Nursing Homes Act 1963. These homes,
which provide a total of 72 beds for acute and chronic sick
persons, are visited at regular intervals. One Home changed
ownership during the year, and registration in the name of the
new owner was granted subject to improved day room facilities
being provided.
HOME HELP SERVICE
This service, administered by a Senior, and four Domestic
Help Organisers, includes not only the provision of home helps
during the day for aged, chronic sick, mentally disordered,
maternity and other parients in need of assistance with housework,
cooking and shopping etc., but also the night attendant
service under which a night attendant is provided for seriously
ill patients to give relief to relatives who would otherwise be
occupied day and night in care of the patient, and in some
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