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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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(d) The following is a table showing the attendances, etc., at the Day Nurseries during 1960:—
| Situation | Accommodation (Children) | Average daily attendance during 1960 | No. of days "In Quarantine" | Reasons for "Quarantine" with Number of Cases | No. on Waiting List at 31st Dec. 1960 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Pox | Mumps | Whooping Cough | Scarlet Fever | |||||
| Goodmayes Lane, Goodmayes | 50 | 38 | 29 | - | l | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| (Opened 14.11.51 — replaced Green Lane Nursery, open from 5.5.43 to 9.11.51) | ||||||||
| 226 - 236, Ley Street, Ilford (Opened 16.8.43) | 50 | 39 | 99 | 2 | 11 | - | 1 | 8 |
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) | (b) | |
|---|---|---|
| Premises | Child-minders | |
| Number on register at 31/12/59 | 7 | 4 |
| Number registered during 1960 | 3 | 2 |
| Number removed from register during 1960 | 3 | 1 |
| Number on register at 31/12/60 | 7 | 5 |
| Number of children provided for at 31/12/60 | 214 | 28 |