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succeeded by Miss Mark, who has supplied me with the above report of Maternal
and Infant Work.
THE CRECHE.
This was established in June, 1917, and the Staff consists of the Matron
(Miss Collins) and 4 untrained Assistants. During the year under review the
daily attendances of children amounted to 7,309, an average of 20 per day
throughout the year. The children are mostly those of mothers employed during the
day. But there are others whose mothers are either working late, doing alternately
night and day work, or who live at a distance, and in these cases the children are
admitted on Monday mornings and return home on Saturday. The Creche also
admits children whose mothers have had to be removed to Hospital, or are lying
ill at home, or during their confinement and lying in.
On the whole children are sent to the Nursery tidy and clean. They enjoy
very good health, due perhaps to the amount of fresh air they get, as they spend
most of their time in fine weather on the large lawn. The only cases of illness
during the year were two suspected to be mumps.
Parents are permitted to see their little ones at any time and are
encouraged to do so that they may be satisfied that the children are happy and
well cared for.
The charges made are, for one child 6/- per week, and for two 11/- per
week, or 7d. per day each. For children coming from the Rural District an extra
charge of 1d. per day and of 6d. per week is made.
SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
1. Staff.—This consists of one member only, the Inspector of Nuisances.
2. Hospital Accommodation available for Infectious diseases. The Joint Isolation
Hospital situated in Hillingdon East, which has in connection with it a
small building about 2 miles away for the accommodation, when
necessary, of Small-pox patients. The Hospital has proved, I believe,
sufficient and efficient during the past year.
3.—Adoptive Acts and Byelaws as previously reported.
4.—Arrangements for Chemical and Bacteriological examination, where necessary,