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to act as Good Neighbours in the area of the patient's home. In
other cases, offers of service as Good Neighbours cannot be
taken up because of the lack of any local need. However, the
service can be of great value in individual cases to supplement
other forms of assistance. Statistics relating to the Scheme for
1968 are contained in the following Table:

NURSERIES & CHILD MINDERS REGULATION ACT 1948
For the first time for a number of years the number of
premises registered (45) did not increase and it appears that all
available premises are now in use. However, amendments to
previous registrations increased the permitted number of children
from 1,479 to 1,533. Full-time day nurseries registered during
the year included a factory day nursery providing 24 places
for children aged 2 to5 years of age, and a day nursery in private
premises accommodating 12 children.
During the year persons registered as child-minders i.e.
undertaking the care of children in their own homes, increased
by 12 to 30; 18 providing all day care for 167 children and 12
sessional care for 117 children. At the end of 1967 the 18
registrations then existing permitted the daily minding of a total
of 135 children for either sessional or all day care. Applications
for registration are granted subject to planning permission, the
observance of standards of space and amenity and implementation
of any recommendations contained in reports by staff of the
Department and the Fire Prevention Service of the London Fire
Brigade. All premises and child-minders are visited regularly by
the health visitors to discuss the needs of individual children
and any problems which may have arisen, as well as to check
that standards are being maintained.
Section 60 of the Health Service and Public Health Act
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