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(viii) Domestic Helps
During the year 114 Part-time and Casual Helps were employed, and
they attended 715 individual cases. Tuberculous patients have again
received aid by the provision of special volunteers. Periodically, special
courses are arranged by the County Council for the Domestic Helps, to
enable them to appreciate the wider significance of the service, and how
best they can meet the individual and varying needs of the families
whom tbey serve.
(ix) Day Nurseries
The three Day Nurseries again served the area. The average daily
attendances for the year at each Nursery is shown below :

The "St. Moritz" and Collier Row Nurseries are scheduled to
take 40 children each, and the Rush Green Nursery 50 children.
(x) Dental Service
At the end of the year, one full time and three part-time Dental
Officers were employed, the latter giving between them ten sessions per
week, of which one was an evening session. In spite of the financial
improvement as far as salaries are concerned, recruitment to the service
is still very difficult.
The following gives particulars of the work done during t e year,
for expectant and nursing mothers, and children under school age:—