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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wembley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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DAY NURSERIES.
The daily cost (pence) per child-in-attendance of all foods (as purchased uncooked) provided at the nurseries (all food provided for staff reckoned as part of cost of feeding the children):—
Period 22nd September— 21st December.
| Ealing Road Nursery | 13.45d. |
| Neeld Crescent Nursery | 12.28d. |
| Princes Avenue Nursery | 10.03d. |
| Carlyon Road Nursery | |
| Old Kenton Lane Nursery | 12.45d. |
| Harrowdene Road Nursery | 13.42d. |
| Woodstock Road Nursery | |
| District Road Nursery | 13.59d. |
Infectious Diseases— Day Nurseries, 1045.
| Disease. | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Children:— | |||||||||||||
| Scarlet fever | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 10 |
| Dysentery— | |||||||||||||
| B.Sonne | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| B.Morgan No. 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| Chicken-pox | — | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| Mumps | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| German measles | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Measles | 11 | 22 | 45 | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 99 |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Infective hepatitis (jaundice) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nil |
| (b) Staff:— | |||||||||||||
| German measles | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Infective hepatitis (jaundice) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |