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Two outbreaks of whooping-cough—one at Princes Avenue,
the other at Old Kenton Lane Nursery—provided an opportunity
for further consideration of the results from immunisation treatment
against whooping-cough. At Princes Avenue a case of
whooping-cough occurred on the 18th September, and the last case
of the outbreak occurred on the 11th November, while at Old
Kenton Lane the first case occurred on the 11th October and the
last on 2nd January, 1945.
No. of children
exposed No. who No. known No. who No. known
to infection had to be had not to be
(not pre- vaccine attacked. vaccine attacked.
Nursery. viously course. course.
attacked)
Princes Avenue 40 22 6 (27.3%) 18 11 (61%)
Old Kenton Lane .41 9 3 (33.3%) 32 11 (34%)
These figures, of course, are still small, and while those at
Princes Avenue give an attack rate of 27% amongst the immunised
children and of 61% amongst the non-immunised, there is no
such difference in the figures for Old Kenton Lane—33% amongst
those immunised and 34% amongst those not immunised.
Staff.
Miss Bobbins passed the examination for the diploma of the
National Society of Children's Nurseries with distinction. Four
other trainees also passed the examination; four other students
have recently (July, 1945) been successful. Three students have
left the service to commence general nursing training at London
hospitals after they had obtained the diploma of the National
Society.
Hendon Technical College has been giving courses of training
for the student nursery nurses. In addition to a number of the
Council's students attending this course, four students of the
College have been attending Ealing Road and Harrowdene Road
Nurseries one day a week for practical experience, while one
student attended for two weeks during vacation for nursery
teaching experience from Goldsmith's College University of
London.
Daily Minder Scheme.
This scheme continued throughout the year to be practically
unused.
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