Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 39.—War Time Day Nurseries.
BARNES NURSERY | MORTLAKE NURSERY | BOTH NURSERIES | ||||||||||
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Date of opening | 23rd September, 1942 | 26th October, 1942 | — | |||||||||
Age-groups | 0-1 | 1—2 | 2—5 | Total | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2—5 | Total | 0—1 | 1—2 | 2—5 | Total |
Places available in Nursery | 5 | 15 | 25 | 45 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 50 | 10 | 30 | 55 | 95 |
Children admitted during 1942 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 53 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 41 | 12 | 26 | 56 | 94 |
,, ceased attending ,, ,, | 2 | — | 7 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 11 |
Still in attendance 31 Dec., 1942 | 2 | 16* | 26 | 44 | 5 | 13* | 21 | 39 | 7 | 29* | 47 | 83 |
Children admitted during 1943 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 39 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 44 | 18 | 31 | 34 | 83 |
13 | 31 | 39 | 83 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 83 | 25 | 60 | 81 | 166 | |
„ ceased attending ,, ,, | 9 | 21 | 9 | 39 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 41 | 20 | 39 | 21 | 80 |
Still in attendance 31 Dec., 1943 | 4 | 10 | 30* | 44 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 42 | 5 | 21 | 60* | 86 |
(* Children in one age-group transferred to another.) | ||||||||||||
1942 | 1943 | 1942 | 1943 | 1942 | 1943 | |||||||
Total attendances made by children | 2,126 | 8,609 | 1,325 | 8,904 | 3,451 | 17,513 | ||||||
Average daily attendance | 25 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 8 | 57 |