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Private Day Nurseries and Registered Child Minders
Private day nurseries and child minders are registered under the
Nurseries and Child Minders Regulations Act 1948 as amended by Section
60 of the Health Services and Public Health Act, 1968. Section 60 extended
the requirements of registration to all premises in which one or more
children under the age of five years are minded for two or more hours per
day for reward.
On receipt of requests for registration, arrangements are made for
the applicant(s) to be interviewed by a Medical Officer at the home or
premises where it is proposed to carry out the daily care of children.
This gives an opportunity of assessing the applicant's qualifications
and suitability to carry out this type of work and also to discuss the
standards which the Council would require in order to effect registration.
Following registration, periodic visits are made by a Medical Officer
to all premises and in addition visits are made by health visitors to ensure
that the conditions of registration are being observed and in general to
give advice on the well being of the children.
The numbers registered at the end of the year were as follows:-
(i) Child Minders 124
(ii) Private Day Nurseries 52
Priority Dental Services
It is gratifying to report that there has been an increase in the number
of pre-school children inspected and treated this year. This has given
results above the national average.
In the last report mention was made of the favourable ratio of fillings
to extractions. This year there has been continued improvement in this
respect.
Marriage Guidance
The Marriage Guidance Council have a local office in the Borough.
This is at 88/89 College Road, Harrow, Telephone: 427 8964.
Family Planning
In Circular 15/67 the Minister of Health drew the Council's attention
to the National Health Service (Family Planning) Act, 1967 which confers
on local authorities a general power, with the Minister's approval, to make
arrangements for the giving of advice on contraception, the medical
examination of persons seeking such advice and the supply of contraceptive
substances and appliances.