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In July it was decided that the scale of recovery from householders
be calculated in accordance with the Council's scale of
necessity. A temporary full-time clerk was appointed on the staff
and under the jurisdiction of the Medical Officer of Health at a
salary of £3 10s. Od. per week, plus bonus. The Council also
decided that their existing Home Helps Scheme, whereby applicants
supply their own Home Helps, be discontinued forthwith, with the
exception of cases already booked.
On 29th July, the Domestic and Home Help Office opened
at 267, High Road, Leyton, and the full-time clerk commenced duty.
In August, all doctors and midwives practising in the Borough
were circularised with particulars of the Service, and the three local
papers inserted a summary of the Service.
On 12th August, the Case Visitor and two full-time Helps
commenced duty.
A summary of the period 12th August to 31st December, 1946,
is as follows:—
Helps as at 31st December, 1946.
Full-time 3
Part-time 10
During this period there were 417 enquiries in respect of the
Domestic and Home Help Service; 190 bookings had been accepted
in respect of Home Helps; and 22 in respect of Domestic Helps.
Completed cases during the period consisted of 50 Home Help
cases and 12 Domestic Help cases.
NURSERY PROVISION FOR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE.
Extracts from
Joint Circular from Ministry of Health (Circular 221/45) and
Ministry of Education (Circular 75).
Post-war Needs.
With the cessation of hostilities and the passing into law
of the Education Act, 1944, it was contemplated that the
nurseries which were established specially for the war-time
purposes mentioned would gradually cease to function as such;
that concurrently there would be a considerable expansion of
nursery schools and nursery classes; and that, in exercising
their powers to provide day nurseries, welfare authorities
would avoid overlapping with or prejudicing that expansion.