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Brunswick Day Nursery, Brunswick Place.
This Nursery accommodates 35 children. The attendances during the year were
as follows : Whole days, 6,730 ; half days, 675.
Dr. Dancy, who is the doctor in charge of the Nursery, visits weekly. In case
of emergency a local practitioner is consulted.
The staff consists of Matron, Nurse and six Probationers. The domestic staff
consisting of daily cleaner, and laundry woman two days weekly, is non-resident.
Sun Babies' Nursery, Norris Street, Hoxton.
Amount payable in respect of discontinued grant, £1,013 4s. 10d. This Day
Nursery has been approved to accommodate 100 children, but there is barely sufficient
elbow room for this number during the winter, and the average attendance is
somewhat less. The attendances during the year were as follows: Whole days,
20,489; half days, 1,296.
Dr. Leslie Ladell is in medical charge of the Nursery. A weekly inspection is
made and Dr. Ladell is available at other times in emergency. Suitable cases receive
light treatment (carbon arc lamp) under the medical direction of Dr. Ladell and
Dr. Howard Humphries.
An interesting feature of the work of this Nursery is that Dr. Hamilton Pearson
attends regularly for the purpose of detecting, and where possible, correcting,
backwardness and early tendencies to abnormality in the children.
The Maternity and Child Welfare Committee have an arrangement under which
payment is made for admission of children of necessitous parents to this Nursery
upon the recommendation of the Health Visitor that the home conditions make this
desirable. The Council pay 6d. per day per child under this arrangement. The
total number of children so admitted was 69, and the total number of attendances
was 4,632. Exclusive of payments made under the arrangement just referred to,
the Council make a grant to the Sun Babies' Nursery of £63 per annum.
Medical Mission of the Good Shepherd, Harman Street, Hoxton.
Amount payable in respect of discontinued Ministry grant, £176 4s. 8d.
At this Institution there are ten cots for the treatment of babies and young
children suffering from acute medical conditions. Cases are frequently accepted for
admission on the recommendation of the Maternity and Child Welfare Department.
These wards are under the care of Dr. W. E. A. Worley, who visits daily, and
is available at any time in case of emergency.
The Nursing Staff is as follows: Matron, Sister and four Probationers.