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Necessitousness under this scheme is determined by the application of
the "milk scale" (see p. 122). In the case of parents falling within the
half price scale, the Council pays 4½d. per day to the Nursery and the parent
4½d. Payments under this scheme amounted, during, 1932 to £225 7s. 10½d.

In order to ensure continuity of feeding of the bottle fed babies attending
the Nursery at the Council's expense, the Maternity Committee have agreed
to pay for milk (wet or dry) supplied by the Nursery to the mothers of these
babies for feeds at night and during week-ends. The total cost incurred during
1932 was 3s. It is understood that the cost of these additional feeds must
not exceed 1s. 6d. per week per child.
The resident staff of the Nursery is as follows: Matron (Miss Faraker),
two Nurses, one of whom has had a Children's (S.R.N.), and one Norland
Institute Training, twelve Probationers, Day Nursery Teacher (Froebel)
Training College, and Cook.
The cleaning and laundry staff are non-resident.
Dr. Morton's Report upon the Year's Work at the Nursery
is as Follows:—
Average daily attendance 88.
Maximum daily attendance 101.
Waiting List.—(a) 6-10 children under 2 years, (i.e., waiting on list
for admission).
(b) No waiting list as a rule for children over 2 years.
The latter point I have especially noted—as in case of extension I think
due regard would have to be paid to providing accommodation for additional
children under 2 years.
Staff.—On the toddlers' side an additional Resident Nurse (Norland
trained) has been appointed. This has greatly aided administration.