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All the clothing worn by the children at the Nursery
is made by the staff.
A charge of sixpence per day is made for each child
attending the Nursery. The revenue from this source
amounted to £256 15s. Od. during 1938.
The children at the Day Nursery were medically inspected
three times during the year.
The Orthopaedic Surgeon saw one child from the Day
Nursery. Alterations to her shoes were prescribed and two
attendances were made.
One child was seen by the Aural Surgeon. No defect was
discovered and the patient was discharged.
No operative treatment was found to be necessary for
the removal of tonsils and adenoids.
On the whole, the health of the children attending the
Day Nursery continued to be excellent.
All toddlers were dentally inspected twice. The Dental
Surgeon reports that the condition of the teeth was good.
Nine children received treatment at the Dental Clinic. In no
case was treatment refused and in many instances it was
carried out at the request of the parents.
During the early part of the year the Nursery was closed
for three weeks on account of measles. Seventeen cases
occurred, and all returned fully recovered. Towards the end
of the year it was necessary to close the Babies Ward because
of whooping cough. There were ten cases, and all made good
recoveries.
Thirteen children developed chicken-pox and three
German measles. They were all excluded for the necessary
period.
Three cases of German measles occurred amongst the
staff.
Twenty-six children and seven members of the staff were
immunised against diphtheria. Particulars of these cases
are given in the section of the Report dealing with Infectious
Disease. All members of the staff are Schick tested on
coming to the Nursery and are immunised when necessary.
There is no doubt that the Nursery meets a very real
need in South Wimbledon, and usually there is a waiting
list for admission. The children attend very regularly and
vacancies are few. No children residing outside the Borough
are admitted although quite a number of applications are
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