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† Attendances are recorded, for the purpose of this
report from June, 1943, being the date the nurseries
were approved officially as war-time nurseries.
ø Figures for St. Peter's up to and including 9.6.45
when nursery was closed.
* Kilnwood Nursery admissions were stopped from 7.7.45
to 21.7.45 owing to the prevalence of measles and
whooping-cough in the district. Admissions
restarted on 23.7.45.
Spocial attention has always boon paid to the
care of the childron in the War-Time Nurseries. Staff
have been choson for their experience in handling children
under tho ago of five yoars. The essentials of adequate
nutrition havo been carefully watchod in the diet of tho
childron.
I would like to tako this opportunity of
expressing my appreciation of the good work carried out
at tho Nurseries both by full-time staff, and by tho
Health Visitors and voluntary workers.
(c) CARE OF PREMATURS INFANTS.
The recommendations of Ministry of Health
Circular 20/34 are followed and records are kept giving
details of the number of premature births notified during
19-15. They are as follows:-
(a) The total number of premature births notified
during 1945 who were born -
(1) At homo - 5.
(2) In hospital - 26.
(b) The number of those born at home -
(1) Who wcro nursed entirely at homo - 5.
(2) Who died during tho first 24 hours - 2.
(3) Who survivod at the and of one month - 3 .
(c) The number of those born in hospital -
(1) Who died during the first 24 hours - 2.
(2) Who survived at the end of one month - 23.