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Ilford 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Nurseries and Child-minders Regulation Act, 1948.—This Act
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) Premises | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number on register at 31/12/55 | 5 | 3 |
| Number registered during 1956 | — | 5 |
| Number removed from register during 1956 | 1 | 1 |
| Number on register at 31/12/56 | 4 | 7 |
| Number of children provided for at 31/12/56 | 109 | 45 |
The reason for the removal from the register of the premises referred
to above was that the occupier no longer wished to receive children therein
to be looked after during the day and she therefore returned the certificate
of registration. The child-minder whose name was removed from the
register cancelled her registration on leaving the district.
• Clinic Premises.
Health Services Clinics, Kenwood Gardens and Heathcote Avenue
(Couchmore Avenue area).—As was reported last year, although the
Minister of Health has given his formal approval to the erection of these
two Clinics on parts of the sites reserved for health centres, he is not at
present prepared to give loan sanction, in view of the restriction of Local
Government expenditure. In the meantime, the County Architect has continued
with the preparation of plans and other detailed works, and further
representations have now been made to the Ministry to allow the County
Council to proceed with both projects, which have been accepted by the
County Council as of high priority.
Infant Welfare Centres.—95 voluntary lady helpers were engaged
in the work at the Infant Welfare Centres at the end of December, 1956.
During the year the following attendances were recorded:—
Total number of attendances of infants 36,902
First attendances 1,895
Attendances of Children from 1 to 5 years 12,151
Total number of children on roll on 31/12/56, after
omission of all those who had not attended for six
months 3,916