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(f) Number of children at first attendance under
1 year old 1379 between 1 5 years 494
(g) Number of attenders under 1 year old at end of
year 1167, over 1 year old 2074.
(h) Total number of visits made during the year for
all purposes by Health Visitors:-
(a) Municipal 15968
(b) Voluntary 30783
ANTE & POST NATAL CLINICS.
(a) Number of clinics:- Municipal 2, Voluntary 3.
(b) Total number of women who attended. 1712
TODDLERS CLINIC. In accordance with Ministry of Health Circular
1550 27th Oct. 1936 two clinics started in 1937 but owing to
small demand and poor attendances clinics are only being held
when required at Spitalfields and St. Georges Centres.
WAR-TIME DAY NURSERIES.
Three,war-time Day Nurseries for the children of paid
working mothers were opened in the Borough in 1942. Acting
on the Ministry of Health's Circular 2388 of 31st May, 1941.
Shadwell War-time Day Nursery at the Queen Elizabeth
Hospital, Glamis Road, E.l. opened on 16th June with accommodation
for 20 children under the age of two including 6 infants
under two years, and 30 children between two and five years
of age.
Old Church Road War-time Day Nursery (in the premises
which before the war was an L.C.C. Nursery School) opened on the
15th July with accommodation for 20 children under two years including
10 infants and 40 children between 2 and 5 years of age.,
Vallance Road School War-time Day Nursery in the premises
of the Robert Montifiore L.C.C. School (which were until recently
used as a Civil Defence First Aid Post) opened on 21st October
with accommodation for 20 children under the age of 2 including
10 infants, and 40 children between 2 and 5 years of age.
Each nursery is permitted to have a staff of twelve apart
from domestic staff - viz. a matron (S.R.N.) a deputy matron
2 nursery trained nurses, 1 nursery teacher (warden) 4 untrained
nursery assistants and 3 probationers. In addition there is one
fully trained nursery school teacher who acts as superintendent
teacher to the 3 day nurseries. All the nurseries have been
affiliated to the National Society of Childrens Nurseries and
are training schools for probationers.
The children are looked after and fed from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
and the other children receive nursery school training. The
parents are charged 1/- per day. The working mothers were slow
to take advantage of the nurseries, preferring to leave their
children with relatives, but at the time of writing this report
all the nurseries are full to capacity.
SUPPLY OF MILK. The National Milk Scheme came into operation in
July 19 40. Free. Cheap rate
Number of beneficiaries 1942:- Liquid Milk 1485 3086
Dried „ 94 169
In addition the Council continue their scheme in supplying virol
and oil and malt to mothers and children attending the centres.
Fruit Juice and Cod Liver Oil under the Government Scheme are
distributed at all Infant Welfare Centres.
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION:- Number of persons who were receiving
children for reward at the end of the year 2
Number of children so received 3
„ „ Child Protection Visitors, Health Visitors 9
„ „ „ „ „ Others 1
Visits made by above to Homes of Foster Mothers 21
„ „ „ „ „ Children 32
Proceedings taken during the year under part XIII of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 Sect. 239 (a) nil.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF AREA:-
The following is a summary of the inspections carried out by
the nine District Sanitary Inspectors:To
houses and other premises (Complaints, Nuisances,
Infectious Diseases, Restaurants, Lodging Houses etc.) 7517
Miscellaneous Inspections 9955