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Child Life Protection.
Fifty routine visits to the homes of foster children
were made by the Health Visitors and no unsatisfactory
conditions were reported entailing formal proceedings.
Clinic Treatment of children under 5 years.
Treatments during 1942: —
Eye Clinic 52
Minor Ailment Clinic 40
Orthopaedic Clinic 101
Dental Clinic.
Appointments kept 111 Number of fillings com-
No. discharged treatment pleted 53
completed 92 Number of extractions
Attendances for extractions completed 141
under gas 69 Number of dressings
Attendances for extractions pleted 12
local anaesthesia 14
War-time Nursery.
The establishment of a Day Nursery constituted
something of an innovation in this area. The chief
consideration was convenient siting in order to eliminate
unnecessary transport difficulties. A large house easily
adaptable has advantages over the pre-fabricated buildings,
specially regarding maintenance of warmth in
winter.
An attractive site was secured in Elmfield Road and
a pre-fabricated War-time Nursery was opened m
August, 1942. The Nursery, was well equipped by the
Ministry of Health and a trained staff appointed. Miss
Florence Horsburgh formally opened the Nursery and
the Mayor presided.
There is accommodation for 40 children, ranging
from 0—5 years and the Nursery is open from 7.0 a.into
7.0 p.m. (except Sunday). To obtain admission the
mother must be in full-time work of National importance.
The charge per child is Is. per day and one
clothing coupon per month is surrendered.
At the end of the third week the Nursery was full
and a waiting list of 120 njimes now exists.