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Registration of Day Nurseries and Child Minders
The introduction of the Health Services and Public Health
Act, 1968, on 1st November amended certain provisions of the
Nurseries and Child Minders (Regulation) Act, 1948, requiring the
registration of premises in which children are received for more
than two hours a day, and of persons who, for reward, care for
one or more children under five years, to whom they are not
related.
The publicity given to the provisions of the Act and the
harsher penalties for failure to register led to a number of applications
for registration being received. The full effect of the new
legislation will probably be better indicated in the returns for 1969.
A booklet giving guidance is sent to all prospective Child
Minders, many of whom have since expressed their appreciation
of the helpful information contained therein.
Day Nurseries
Number Registered 74 (65)
Number of Places Provided 2,585 (2,099)
(1967 figures in parenthesis)
No day nurseries are provided by the Council.
Child Minders
Number registered at 31st December, 1968 59 (43)
Number of Children Permitted 786 (481)
(1967 figures in parenthesis)
Nursing Homes

Cervical Cytology
This service was maintained at a constant level with a demand
comparing favourably with other parts of the country. A total of
2,343 women were examined, 17 of these were found to have