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Infants up to the age of nine months are weighed
weekly, and thereafter monthly up to the age of two years.
Toddlers up to the age of five years are weighed every three
months. During 1932, 853 "weighings" were carried out.
The children respond well to the nursery life and show a
satisfactory gain in weight.
A charge of 6d. per day is made for each child attending
the Nursery. No children residing outside the Borough are
admitted. The revenue from this source amounted to
£219 3s. 0d. during 1932.
A medical record card is made out for each child. This
card has been drawn up to conform with those used in the
Maternity and Child Welfare and School Medical Departments.
This enables the medical record to be transferred
with the child and attached to its school medical record when
it commences school.
The children at the Day Nursery were medically inspected
five times during the year. During these inspections suitable
advice was given with regard to their diets and where defects
were discovered the parents were notified accordingly.
Children suffering from minor ailments were referred to the
Health Centre for treatment.
Two children suffering from squint, and one child with
congenital nystagmus were referred to the Oculist. Suitable
glasses were prescribed for two of these children.
It was not found necessary to refer any case to the Orthopædic
Clinic, neither was there any child who was considered
to be in need of operative treatment for tonsils and adenoids.
In addition to the above routine inspections, any child
whose condition was not considered satisfactory was brought
to the attention of the medical staff during the frequent
periodical visits which were paid to the Nursery.
All the toddlers were inspected by the Dental Surgeon in
January and June. The condition of the teeth of the older
children continued to be remarkably good. Over fifty per
cent. of them were found to be entirely free from dental
caries. In all, four children were found to require dental
treatment and this was carried out at the Health Centre.
In no case was treatment refused.
Any child who, on admission to the Nursery, was found
to be suffering from any suspicious illness, was immediately
placed in the isolation room and all precautions were taken
until it had been medically examined. This room is now fully
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