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The girls were given training in mothercraft, care of
the home, light laundry, etc. A social welfare worker kept
in touch with the girls after they left the home. There was
a permanent staff consisting of Matron, S.C.M. Nurse, House
Matron and a cook.
The following table shows the numbers of admissions to
the home during the past years:-
1939 - 68
1940 - 81
1941 - 59
1342 - 58
1943 - 59
1944 - 32
1945 - 50
1946 - 58
1947 - 44
1948 - 50
* The home was closed from mid-June, 1944, until 1st.
October, 1944, during the flying bomb attacks. As
many of the cases as possible were sent home; others
were evacuated under the Government Evacuation Scheme.
This accounts for the low numbers of admissions to the
home during 1944.
Day Nurseries.
(b) On 1st. January, 1948 there were four day nurseries
in the Borough, three of which were administered by the local
authority, with the approval of the Ministry of Health. The
remaining nursery operated under private direction but received
a grant from the Corporation of 1s. per day, per attendance, up
to 5th. July, 1948, and after which date a similar grant from
the Surrey County Council, part of which is recoverable from
the Ministry of Health.
At Surrey Villa Day Nursery the upper age limit for
children was three years. The remaining nurseries, Canbury
Park and Kilnwood, admitted children whose ages ranged from
1 month to five years.
After 5th. July, 1948, the responsibility for maintaining
and supervising the Day Nurseries passed to the Surrey County
Council to whom your Medical Officer of Health is the responsible
officer.
The following table gives the total attendances from the
commencement to date:-
Year
Surrey
Villa
St.
Peter' s
Kilnwood
Fairfield
Kingston
Day
Nursery
Bentalls
Total
1941
878
1,837
-
-
-
-
2,715
1942
11,733
9,140
3,155
-
-
-
24,028
1943
10,899
10,607
9,732
6,583
5,364
8,268
51,453
1944
8,131
8,178
7,177
9,840
8,056
14,655
56,037
1945
8,606
3,300
6,824
11,024
9,866
17,199
56,819
1946
8,570
-
9,156
2,642
8,567
16,450
45,385
1947
8,164
—
9,741
—
9,820
19,079
46,804
1948
4,592
—
4, 555
-
4,764
8,943
**22,854
** Up to 5.7.48