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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
Barnes 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 44.—War Time Day Nurseries.
| BARNES NURSERY | MORTLAKE NURSERY | BOTH NURSERIES | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 in attendance 31st | ||||||||||||
| December, 1943 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 44 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 42 | 5 | 21 | 60 | 86 |
| Children admitted during 1944 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 56 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 53 | 20 | 40 | 49 | 109 |
| Total children attending | 15 | 30 | 55 | 100 | 10 | 31 | 54 | 95 | 25 | 61 | 109 | 195 |
| „ ceased attending | 3 | 26 | 39 | 68 | 7 | 23 | 37 | 67 | 10 | 49 | 76 | 135 |
| Still in attendance 31 Dec., 1944 | 5* | 11* | 16 | 32 | 1* | 10* | 17 | 28 | 6* | 21* | 33 | 60 |
| (* Children under one year transferred to next age group upon attaining one year of age.) | ||||||||||||
| Total attendances made by children | 1943 | 1944 | 1943 | 1944 | 1943 | 1944 | ||||||
| 8,609 | 8,301 | 8,504 | 8,564 | 17,513 | 16,865 | |||||||
| Average daily attendance | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 55 | ||||||
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