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fare Clinic changing more to one of health education. The Health
Visitors devote cpnsiderable time to giving short talks to small groups
of mothers, often illustrated by film strips, on child care.
Attendance figures were made up as follows:-
Baptist Church Hall, Aldersbrook 1,372
Ashton Playing Fields, Woodford Bridge 2,222
St. Barnabas' Church Hall, Snakes Lane 3,685
Fullers Road, South Woodford 2,557
Cromwell Hall, Nightingale Lane, Wanstead 1,799
Holy Trinity, Hermon Hill, South Woodford 3,076
All Saints Church Hall, Woodford Wells 1,248
15,959
WELFARE FOODS
The distribution of Welfare Foods continued on the lines indicated
in my last report, being undertaken entirely by members of the
Women's Voluntary Services.
Foods are available at all the Child Welfare Centres in the Borough
during hours of session and also at the W.V.S. Headquarters, 9
Cambridge Park, Wanstead, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
My sincere thanks are due to the Women's Voluntary Services
members for the great assistance they give by undertaking this
service.
NURSERY AND CHILD MINDERS REGULATIONS ACT, 1948
Under this Act any person who receives into her home for reward
three or more children under the age of five years to be looked after
for the day or a substantial part of the day, and premises, other than
those wholly or mainly used as a private dwelling, are required to
be registered with the Local Health Authority.
At the end of the year the number of premises and child minders
in the Borough registered with the County Council were:-
Premises No. of children
Premises 2 28
Child Minders 3 13
WOMEN'S WELFARE CLINIC
This clinic was held at 118 Hermon Hill monthly, with extra
sessions as necessary. Contraceptive advice is given on medical
grounds on receipt of a doctor's certificate. There were 176 attendances
during the year.
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