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Further, it is mentioned that these assistants should not be given any
title which could be confused with that of Health Visitor, and it is suggested
that they might be styled as Clinic Nurses. In no circumstances should they
be required to undertake home visiting or act in an advisory capacity to the
mothers.
The Ministry of Health have since decided that there would be no objection
to Clinic Nurses visiting the homes of children under 5 years of age to see
how they are progressing, to invite attendance at the Infant Welfare Centres
for advice from the Health Visitor or Doctor, but not in any way to give advice,
At the end of the year there were only 6 qualified Health Visitors and
School Nurses in addition to the Superintendent Health Visitor, and 5 Clinic
Nurses.
The following is a summary of the home visits made by the Health
Visitors and Clinic Nurses during 1977 as far as the Maternity and Child
Welfare work is concerned:-
First visits to newly-born infants 4,024
Subsequent visits to children under 1 year of age 3,855
Subsequent visits to children over 1 year of age and under 5 5,374
Visits to expectant mothers 365
Home visits for other reasons 3,094
Total visits paid 16,712
Day Nurseries.
(a) Becontree Avenue Day Nursery.—The London County Council agreed
during the year to allow the building to remain on its present site in Winding
Way until such time as the new Day Nursery to be erected on the site in
Stevens Road was ready, subject to this Council demolishing approximately
12 ft. of one wing of the present Nursery and breaking up a portion of the
concrete playground; fencing off a portion of the site on the land required
for rebuilding houses in Winding Way and raising no objection to the County
Council stacking bricks on a portion of the site forthwith.
In consequence, since the demolition of part of one of the wings of the
Nursery, it has been necessary to restrict the accommodation to 40 children
instead of 50 as hitherto.
Up to the present it has not been possible to proceed with the work on
the new Nursery in Stevens Road.
(b) Green Lane Day Nursery.—As the present Nursery comprises the
sites of five private dwelling houses which were demolished as a result of
enemy action, steps have been taken to obtain an alternative site.
The Ministry of Health have now confirmed the compulsory purchase
order made by the Council for the acquisition of a site for a new Day Nursery
in Goodmayes Lane to replace the one in Green Lane.
(c) The Council decided during the year to continue to charge 1/- per
day for the care of children in the Nurseries.
(d) I he training of Students at the Nurseries for the certificate of the
Nursery Nurses' Examination Board continued. One Student from the Green
Lane Day Nursery entered for the examination and obtained the certificate
during the year.
The following is a table showing the attendances, etc., at the four Day
Nurseries during 1947:-