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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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War-time Day Nurseries .—The following War-time Day Nurseries for children under 5 years of age, whose mothers are in employment, have been opened:—
| Situation. | Date of Opening | Accommodation (Children) | Average Daily Attendance during 1945 Including Excluding Saturday Saturday | No. of Days in Quarantine | Reasons for Quarantine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine House, Girls' Village Homes, Barkingside | 17.8.1942 | 45 | 25 | 26 | 233 | 5 cases of Chicken Pox. |
| 1 case of Measles. | ||||||
| 1 case of Mumps. | ||||||
| 1 case of Scarlet Fever. | ||||||
| 13 cases of Sonne Dysentery. | ||||||
| 25 cases of Whooping Cough. | ||||||
| 359-381, Green Lane, Seven Kings | 5.5.1943 | 50 | 31 | 32 | 173 | 26 cases of Measles |
| 1 case German Measles | ||||||
| 1 case Mumps | ||||||
| 10 cases Whooping Cough. | ||||||
| 226-236, Ley Street, Ilford | 16.8.1943 | 50 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 3 cases of Measles. |
| 1 case of Scarlet Fever. | ||||||
| Becontree Avenue, corner of Winding Way, Dagenham | 17.1.1944 | 50 | 28 | 31 | 151 | 27 cases of Measles. |
| 6 cases Whooping Cough. | ||||||
Attendances were considerably reduced during the first half of the year owing to evacuation.
The four Day Nurseries are affiliated to the National Society of Children's Nurseries to enable the Students to take the examination
of that Society for the Nursery Nurses Diploma.
Four Students from the Ley Street Nursery and three from the Green Lane Nursery sat for the examination and obtained the
Diploma during 1945.