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The Committee of the School for Mothers administer the two following
institutions:—
School for Mothers, 28, Herbert Street.
For many years this institution has worked in close co-operation with
the Borough Council.
A district (No.7) in the Western portion of the Borough in which this
Centre is centrally placed has been allocated to the two Health Visitors
employed.
Notifications of births are sent from the Public Health Offices, and the
Health Visitors are responsible for all visiting within this district. Two
Infant Welfare, one weighing centre without a doctor, one Ante-Natal Consultation,
and a Sewing Class are held weekly. Particulars of the visits
made and attendances at the Centres in the School for Mothers district will
be found in the tables at the end of this section of the report.
Brunswick Day Nursery, Brunswick Place.
This Nursery accommodates 40 children. The attendances during the
year were as follows: Whole days, 6,373; half-days, 666. The corresponding
figures for 1932 were : Whole days, 7,358; half-days, 694.
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. 10d.
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 1932-33 to £187 making the
total contribution from the Borough Council £1,200.
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 days attendances during 1933 was 10,949 and of
half-day attendances 574. The corresponding figures for 1932 were: whole
day, 19,472; half-day, 1,166.