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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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DAY NURSERIES
(a) The hours of opening at the two nurseries during 1964 continued
to be 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday only.
(b) The standard charge for accommodation at the day nurseries
is ll/6d.per child per day. Provision is made for this charge to be reduced
according to scale when the means of the parents do not justify the full
fee.
Accommodation has continued to be made available to neighbouring
Areas for children who can more conveniently attend an Ilford nursery
than one in their own Area.
(c) The training of students at the Nurseries for the Certificate
of the National Nursery Examination Board continued. Six students (3 from
the Ley Street Nursery and 3 from the Goodmayes Lane Nursery) entered
for the examination during the year, all of whom obtained the Certificate.
(d) The following is a table showing the attendances, etc., at the day nurseries during 1964:—
| Situation | Accommodation (Children) | Average daily attendances during 1964 | No. of days "In Quarantine" | Reasons for "Quarantine" with Number of Cases | No. on Waiting List at 31st Dec. 1964 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Pox | German Measles | Mumps | Measles | |||||
| Goodmayes Lane, Goodmayes | 50 | 30 | 36 | — | — | 3 | - | 6 |
| (Opened 14.11.51 -replaced Green Lane Nursery, open from 5.5.43 to 9.11.51) | ||||||||
| 226-236, Ley Street, Ilford | 50 | 40 | 77 | - | 3 | 6 | - | 3 |
| (Opened 16.8.43) | ||||||||
Goodmayes Lane Day Nursery.— The conversion of the heating at
this day nursery to oil fired heating was completed on 24th February,
1964. This effected a considerable saving in the annual cost of fuel and
also enabled the services of the boilerman/caretaker to be deployed between
the nursery and Mayesbrook Health Services Clinic.