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Nurseries and Child-minders Regulation Act, 1948.—This Act.
which came into operation in August, 1948, requires, inter alia, that every
local health authority shall keep registers—
(a) of premises in their area, other than premises wholly or mainly
used as private dwellings, where children are received to be looked
after for the day or a substantial part thereof or for any longer
period not exceeding six days;
(b) of persons in their area who for reward receive into their homes
children under the age of five to be looked after as aforesaid.
The following shows the position regarding registrations under the
Act:—
(a) (b)
Premises Child-minders
Number on register at 31/12/52 3 3
Number registered during 1953 — 2
Number of registrations cancelled during
1953 (Removals from district, etc.) — -
Number on Register at 31/12/53 3 5
Number of children provided for at
31/12/53 88 45
Clinic Premises.
Barkingside and Fairlop Infant Welfare Centres.—The arrangements
for these Centres to be held at the Methodist Church Hall, Fremantle
Road, Barkingside, made in December, 1952, following the fire at the
Holy Trinity Parish Hall where the Centres had previously been held,
continued to operate throughout the whole of 1953. 1 am, however,
pleased to report that the Barkingside Parish Hall has now been rebuilt
and our Centres were transferred back to those premises as from the 1st
March, 1954
Health Services Clinic, Couchmore Avenue.—In the Programme of
Capital Buildings Proposals for the year 1953/54 the County Council
agreed to include the erection of a Health Services Clinic on part of the
site reserved in Heathcote Avenue (Couchmore Avenue area) for a health
centre. Plans have been prepared and the necessary consents are awaited.
It is proposed that the building should provide accommodation for
the Local Health Authority's services (infant welfare, ante-natal, postnatal
and immunisation clinics and facilities for Health Education) and
School Health Services (school clinics and special medical inspection of
school children) and should be so designed as to form an integral part of
the future Health Centre when this is ultimately built. The Clinic will
meet a real need in the north-west area of Ilford which is a considerable
distance from the existing Clinics.
Health Services Clinic, Kenwood Gardens.—Mention should also be
made that the County Council have approved for inclusion in the Capital
Buildings Proposals for 1954/55 the erection of a Health Services Clinic
on part of the site reserved for a Health Centre in Kenwood Gardens.
It is intended that this Clinic will replace that at present housed at the
Public Health Offices. Valentines Mansion, and certain of the services at
present carried on at Newbury Hall will also be transferred there. As in
the case of the Couchmore Avenue area Clinic, this building also will be
so designed as to form an integral part of the future Health Centre.
This project is being given first priority in the County Council's programme
for 1954-55 and plans have been drawn up.