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The Borough Council has for some years made an annual grant of £200
in respect of the duties under the Maternity and Child Welfare Act delegated
to this Centre. This grant, is, of course, independent of the discontinued
Ministry grant now payable through the Borough Council.
Brunswick Day Nursery, Brunswick Place.
This Nursery accommodates 40 children. The attendances during the
year were as follows: Whole days, 7,358; half-days, 694. The corresponding
figures for 1931 were: Whole days, 7,568; half-days, 707.
Dr. Dancy is the doctor in charge. She visits the Nursery weekly and
in case of emergency a local practitioner is consulted.
The staff consists of Matron (Miss Sharpe), Staff Nurse, and five Probationers.
The domestic staff, consisting of daily cleaner and laundry woman
on two days each week, is non-resident.
Sun Babies' Nursery, Norris Street, Hoxton.
The amount payable in respect of discontinued Ministry grant is
£1,013 4s. l0d.
For several years an annual grant of £63 per annum has been paid by
the Borough Council in consideration of the value of the work done by this
Nursery for the Shoreditch children living in the vicinity. This amount
was increased at the end of the financial year, 1931-32.
Accommodation for 100 children is available at this Nursery, though
with this number the Nursery is somewhat crowded and the average attendance
is rather less.
The number of whole day attendances during 1932 was 19,472 and of
half-day attendances 1,166. The corresponding figures for 1931 were: whole
day, 20,633; half-day, 1,128.
Dr. Margaret Morton, the Medical Officer in charge, attends the Nursery
once weekly for the purpose of examining the children.
An arrangement has been made under which the services of a local
medical practitioner are available in emergency.
There are two lamps at the Nursery, one a carbon arc, one a mercury
vapour, and Dr. Morton gives artificial sunlight treatment twice a week to
the children attending.
Dr. Mary Luff, who holds the diploma of Psychological Medicine,
attends the Nursery at fortnightly intervals for the purpose of detecting early
mental defect or abnormality and of advising as to the course of action
most suitable to the case.
The Maternity and Child Welfare Committee have an arrangement with
the Nursery under which payment (9d. per day) is made for the admission
of the children of necessitous parents upon the recommendation of the Health
Visitor.