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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.

With regard to the two child-minders whose names were removed
from the register during the year, one was a cancellation of registration
on the instructions of the Health Area Sub-Committee under Section 5
of the Act and in the other case the person concerned did not wish to
continue as a child-minder.
Clinic Premises.
Barkingside and Fairlop Infant Welfare Centres.—As reported last
year, these Centres, which had been held at the Methodist Church Hall,
Fremantle Road, Barkingside, since December, 1952, were transferred back
to the Barkingside Parish Hall as from the 1st March, 1954.
Health Services Clinic, Heathcote Avenue.—Mention was made last
year of the inclusion in the Programme of Capital Buildings Proposals for
the year 1953 /54 of the erection of a Health Services Clinic on part of the
site reserved in Heathcote Avenue (Couchmore Avenue area) for a health
centre, plans for which had been prepared. Formal consent has now been
received from the Minister of Health and it is hoped to proceed with the
project during the financial year 1955/56.
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.—With reference to my
report last year that the County Council had 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, the Minister of Health has indicated that he accepts the need
for this Clinic but at the time of writing this report his formal approval
is still awaited.
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.
In addition, it is proposed to make provision for the Main Distribution
Centre. Office and Store for Welfare Foods, to replace rented premises.
As in the case of the Heathcote Avenue Clinic, this building also will
be so designed as to form an integral part of the future Health Centre.