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CARE OP ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN (Circular 2866)
The Council continues to participate in the
scheme operated "by the Middlesex County Council.
There were no cases requiring assistance during the year.
CARE OP PREMATURE INFANTS (Circular 20/44)
The Southgate Queens Nursing Association made
good use of the draught-proof cots and other equipment
purchased by the Borough Council during 1944. A private
Nursing Home in the area also borrowed the equipment on
one occasion. Both the Queens Nursing Association and
the nursing home found the equipment of considerable
value.
During 1945, 50 premature infants were
notified, of whom 24 survived at the end of one month.
WAR-TIME DAY NURSERIES.
The war-time Day Nursery facilities available
in the Borough remain as set out in the Annual Report
for 1944.
The accommodation was used to very good
advantage -during the year, and present indications
would seem to show that, the accommodation should be
maintained, at least until conditions become more stable.
The whole question of Day Nurseries presents
many problems, and the question of maintaining these
nurseries over a limited period must not be confused
with their retention as permanent institutions in the
life of the community.
Steps have already been taken to deal with
the problem as it exists at the present moment. These
steps will be fully dealt with in the Annual Report
for 1946, when it is hoped that an opportunity will be
found to discuss general policy, not only from the
point of view of present expediency, but also with a
view to establishing a long term programme.
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